Prefer and Treasure

Prefer

Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.

Usage example: I generally prefer chocolate ice cream over vanilla

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

Treasure verb - To hold dear.

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Prefer and treasure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prefer" instead a verb "Treasure".

Colon Cancer: The poster implies the title is actually spelled as Duck Tales: The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp, but most people prefer the alternate for obvious reasons.

Source: Western Animation / DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
Pirates in Love takes place aboard a pirate ship whose crew engages in no actual piracy; the crew of the Sirius are more like seafaring treasure hunters who prefer to search for long-lost hidden valuables rather than pillage those already owned by someone else.

Source: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
They all refer to him as a thief, and they're absolutely right, though he'd probably prefer "treasure hunter".

Source: Adventurer Archaeologist

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