Number
Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- A number of KISS fans prefer to pretend there was never a time when the band performed without the makeup.
Source: Discontinuity / Music - There's also a good number of fans who prefer Viktor/Ivy to the canon Calvin/Ivy.
- The large number of fans who prefer other ships also have something to do with it.
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Prefer and Number. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/prefer
Number & Prefer. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/prefer>.
Prefer or Number. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/number/prefer.
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