Prefer and Show

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Prefer and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

kind	prefer kind	show kind
name	prefer name	show name
someone	prefer someone	show someone
form	prefer form	show form
Other words: death, time, world, nothing, side.

Word of God is that they don't want to insist that one particular lesson should be learned from the show and prefer to leave it open for people to interpret any way they'd like.

Source: Theatre / The Book of Mormon
That they and others prefer to go by nicknames like Mia and JP show that they really are normal people despite this.

Source: Preppy Name
Some fans do show sympathy for the grendels and prefer to breed their kind instead of the norns.

Source: Video Game / Creatures

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