Used in a Sentence

favoring

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for favoring.

Editorial note

The first definition of neutrality found on the internet is Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.

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Quick take

(philosophy) The act or state by which one favors something; preference.

Meaning at a glance

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noun

(philosophy) The act or state by which one favors something; preference.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for favoring.

noun

(philosophy) The act or state by which one favors something; preference.

Example sentences

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The first definition of neutrality found on the internet is Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.

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:) I'm interested in the idea of there being a tension between favoring abstractions versus favoring algorithms.

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One way to improve is to allow there to be slight competitive pressures favoring people who are more rational.

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If someone is routinely favoring certain people or groups, documentation makes that easy to expose.

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Regulations that attempt to guarantee total security while favoring entrenched interests are exactly why the current horrible taxi cab situation exists.

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Is there any society where the government can be trusted to regulate the economy without favoring the powerful and perpetuating inequality?

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They've had moderators get caught favoring racist ideologies, sell access to large subs, general icky stuff that Reddit doesn't want happening.

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GH already has set a precedent for favoring people based off their political tastes.

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The article indirectly raised a few questions for me: Why is there a massive skew favoring Googlers having their proposals implemented compared to plebes?

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California is really the epitome of having a tax code favoring land owners and the older generation over those relatively new to the job market.

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Android is a different example of the behavior OP was observing: Why is there a massive skew favoring Googlers having their proposals implemented compared to plebes?

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Also, there's an inherent information asymmetry favoring the inventor.

Quote examples

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It seems like the "real" money would be invested in disrupting organic organization and favoring controlled and curated organization that favors their whim.

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This would mitigate any overtaxing of cashing out events that took many years to "earn" the income, without favoring any particular kind of income or creating gameable thresholds.

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Accusing the government "of favoring the jews".

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What we have in the majority of countries are people in power focused on either: - Preserving their power (status quo), or tangentially the power of those who put them in office - Shifting the power structure, so that they (and their group) can take control There are few and far between examples of politicians (let alone governments) that act with true altruistic purposes, favoring the interests of "the people".

Proper noun examples

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Favoring immutability is a great property, but it is not a hard dividing line.

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Favoring rich kids will obviously get you a lot of favor in return.

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Favoring one over the other simply shows the narrow-minded approach.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use favoring in a sentence?

The first definition of neutrality found on the internet is Not aligned with, supporting, or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or contest.

What does favoring mean?

(philosophy) The act or state by which one favors something; preference.

What part of speech is favoring?

favoring is commonly used as noun.