Lay
Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Judgers prefer more order in interactions and frequently lay out plans, Perceivers have more flexible rules and do not keep plans as much.
Source: Order Versus Chaos -
In Andromeda the Magog are obligate carnivores who need to kill their prey themselves to start the digestive process, prefer sentient "food", and lay their eggs in the stomachs of other humanoids.
Source: Always Chaotic Evil
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Prefer and Lay. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/prefer
Lay & Prefer. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/prefer>.
Prefer or Lay. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lay/prefer.
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