Favor and Rather

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Favor verb - To do a service or favor for.

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Rather and favor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rather" instead a verb "Favor".

Nearby Words: favored, favoring, favorer

Rather adverb - By choice or preference.

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Favor and rather are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Favor" instead a verb "Rather".

Ironically, rather like Jason's reputation for Offscreen Teleportation, Jason didn't really favor the machete that much until the "undead Jason" films (Part VI and onwards) — "living Jason" tended to favor improvised weaponry instead.

Source: Machete Mayhem
Lessa is the (unknown) dispossessed rightful heir to Ruatha, Fax is the usurper, and F'lar unseats Fax, but in favor of Fax' son Jaxom rather than in Lessa's favor.

Source: Literature / Dragonriders of Pern
Her arguments in favor of voting and collectivism seem rather reasonable, but are dismissed in favor of the Mary Sue objectivist main character.

Source: Designated Villain

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