Follow and Prefer

Follow

Follow verb - To come after in time.

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Prefer and follow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Follow".

Nearby Words: following, follower, followed

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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Follow and prefer are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Follow" instead a verb "Prefer".

life	follow life	prefer life
people	follow people	prefer people
style	follow style	prefer style
order	follow order	prefer order
Other words: someone, form, series, time, way, characters, money, game.

Thus, demons prefer to ignore the existence of the Lost; pissing one off is likely to draw her entire Court, which an angel (or more malign fae) can follow up on.

Source: Tabletop Game / Demon: The Descent
Since fans who follow wrestling on the internet tend to prefer an in-ring action-driven product, there is great hatred for TNA acting more like a smaller version of WWE.

Source: Broken Base / Professional Wrestling
Follow in My Footsteps: reversed: Darkwing would prefer his daughter NOT do this.

Source: Western Animation / Darkwing Duck

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