Definitions
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of prefer.
- adj. favoured
- n. finance Preferred stock.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. preferred above all others and treated with partiality
- adj. more desirable than another
Examples
“It really gave one quite a shock to realise _how_ grown-up the old companions had become even the brothers Harry and Russell were transformed into tall striplings who bought newspapers on their own account, and preferred, actually _preferred_, to be clean rather than dirty!”
“Eviscerate is the term preferred by feminists and other right-minded people to emasculate, as it is gender neutral and has the added advantage of not insulting those of us who are non-masculine by nature.”
Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
“She also referred to the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, a term preferred in the Philippines but reviled in China.”
“In his 2009 greeting, he became the first U.S. President to refer to the "Islamic Republic of Iran," the name preferred by the country's ruling clerics.”
“Similarly, “negro”, the term preferred by Martin Luther King and Thurgood Marshall, probably fell out of favor because of its superficial similarity to the n-word just like “niggardly”.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Buddhists and Moslems arm against terrorists:
“Even if I thought that I had some moral or good manners responsibility to use the label preferred by a strong majority of the group, I see no basis for accepting such a responsibility to use the label preferred by a vocal minority, or even half of thegroup.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Another Word I Will Gladly Continue To Use:
“Mysteries abound, in large part because Cassandra's inherited skill as a dowser the term preferred by those who discover objects with the help of a Y-shaped divining rod helps her uncover truths others would rather keep buried.”
“RAF's strategy on remotely piloted air systems RPAS - the term preferred in air force circles.”
“Whereas "action sports" -- the label preferred by aficionados, who consider "extreme" a marketing tool -- require you to leave the couch behind and get out there and flirt with disaster.”
“The use of the word "acts" instead of "act" - the term preferred by Turkey - suggested that activists who attacked the Israeli boarding party also bore some responsibility.”
Lists
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TECH - web application frameworks
limit, pack, automatic, HTTP, database, poi, event, coverage, core, hibernate, function, product and 310 more...
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Monovocalics
Words that have only one of the vowels. On this list I include only words with at least three vowels. When I first started the list, if a word had several forms, I generally listed only the one wit...
syzygy, mirific, cumulus, homolog, monocot, bedewed, jezebel, referee, bikini, minikin, locomotor, terebenthene and 2359 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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