favorites

noun

plural of favorite
as in preferences
a person or thing that is preferred over others the youngest child was always Mother's favorite

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Recent Examples of favorites At first, Havana Harry’s will offer lunch and dinner daily, serving its longtime favorites like ropa vieja, arroz con pollo, Cuban sandwiches and croquetas and its famous chicken vaca frita. — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Shop the full collection to see the stunning editorial images with the pieces styled perfectly, or shop two of our favorites below. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 The Dodgers, after reinforcing their back-to-back championship roster in the offseason and entering the year as the World Series favorites, fell short. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 After hundreds of hours testing sheets, a few favorites have stood out across the team’s various preferences and sleep styles. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026 There has been a tremendous amount of recent development in Chelsea, but, ever the story in New York City, as beloved old places close their doors, new favorites emerge. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 His favorites, naturally, are chocolate pie and cookies and cream ice cream, Godsill, who lives in Nampa, said. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2026 Navy entered the year among the favorites to win the American Conference but opened 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the league, earning its first FBS win last week against Tulsa. — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 To determine the best places to eat on the fairgrounds, our friends at The News & Observer asked readers to nominate their favorites. — Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for favorites
  1. preferences
  2. darlings
Noun
  • The palette draws on her customers’ preferences for pink, blue and green gemstones.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Similar to the Apple Watch, the HomeView also has a variety of different faces for displaying information based on the users’ preferences, like calendars, photos and weather data.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of preferences
Noun
  • The Gators went from the darlings of college football to deservedly unranked in just a few weeks after an embarrassing blowout loss at home to South Carolina.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Drastic Measures, Wild Child and their owner, Sanders, have become national darlings in the cocktail world over the last several years.
    — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of darlings

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“Favorites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorites. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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