Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Usage example: I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla
Tend to
Both terms in one sentence
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They're fantastic against infantry but since Video Game Flamethrowers Suck and most players prefer to pump out vehicles instead of infantry, Hellbringers tend to be too short range to be of any help.
Source: Video Game / Halo Wars - They tend to leave their jobs undone ( while uttering "bahala na sa diyos" meaning "leave it all to God") and instead prefer to drink alcohol and eat roasted pig.
Source: National Stereotypes / Asia -
However, they're typically after entertainment, not food, and prefer nobility because they tend to be better conversationalists.
Source: Dragons Prefer Princesses
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Tend to and Prefer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prefer/tend_to
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