Prefer and Sort

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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

Sort verb - To come or be together as friends.

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Prefer and sort are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

people	prefer people	sort people
look	prefer look	sort look
type	prefer type	sort type
series	prefer series	sort series
Other words: use, food, nothing, women, books.

Another one is sort of implied for dragons, or at least dragons who prefer to stay in humanoid forms rather than their natural state (such as song dragons).

Source: Super Mode
Isaac, the Dutch diplomat in Samurai Champloo is sort of a joking reference to this trope, as he is a Westerner who tends to prefer Japanese culture to his own.

Source: Occidental Otaku
They prefer to draw only a little energy at a time, but given the sort of mayhem that follows Harry everywhere...

Source: Intimate Healing

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