favored
Example Sentences
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Canada is Canada, the keeper and class of the sport, and they were favored to win this final, as they had in 2010 and 2014, the last time these games were contested by NHL glitterati.
It’s going to be a difficult task for Cleveland to topple heavily favored Palisades.
From Los Angeles Times
In his third race, the 1,500 meters, the 21-year-old from Wisconsin didn’t get the timing quite right and had to settle for a disappointing silver in a race he was heavily favored to win.
Some officials favored more neutral language—pushing back against the prospect of reducing interest rates.
Yields on German government bonds fell and ING analysts said they could be favored over U.S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.