Favor
Favor verb - To do a service or favor for.
Sic
Sic verb - To take sudden, violent action against.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Sic 'em: Lyschko pretends to sic the miller's dogs on the farmers who asked him for a favor.
Source: Literature / Krabat - Shout-Out: The nonfiction work The Ambidextrous Universe by Martin Gardner quoted John Shade; Nabokov returned the favor by having Van mention John Shade being quoted by the "invented philosopher" Gardiner [sic] in that book.
Source: Literature / Ada, or Ardor
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Sic and Favor. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 12, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/favor/sic
Favor & Sic. N.p., 2016. Web. 12 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/favor/sic>.
Sic or Favor. 2016. Accessed August 12, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/favor/sic.
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