Prefer and Throw

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

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

Throw verb - To send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm.

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Prefer and throw are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Throw".

Nearby Words: thrown, throwing, thrower

life	prefer life	throw life
people	prefer people	throw people
stuff	prefer stuff	throw stuff
someone	prefer someone	throw someone
Other words: time, way, world, money, game, food, weapon, water, sword, whatever, weapons, knives.

And, just to throw in a guilt complex: if you find out all of this and still prefer the Matrix (and really, who wouldn't?), you are a gutless sellout of your entire species.

Source: Paranoia Fuel / Film
August usually uses bombs, but the triplets — Oct, Nove, and Dec — prefer to throw things around.

Source: Anime / Coyote Ragtime Show
Little wonder that most players prefer to simply pinpoint their location with Natalia and then throw explosives at them.

Source: Demonic Spiders / Resident Evil

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