preferably
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Preferably gold, but silver or bronze would do — in singles, doubles or mixed.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Preferably without getting very ill trying to get there.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2023
Preferably in an airplane and not a hot-air balloon, but at this point I don’t blame you for looking into alternate forms of transportation.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
Preferably ones that also involve an awful lot of butter.
From Salon • Dec. 30, 2022
Preferably more than one, because a girl needs options.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Vocabulary lists containing preferably
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