preferable
adjective
pref·er·a·ble
ˈpre-f(ə-)rə-bəl 
ˈpre-fər-bəl,
also pri-ˈfər-ə-bəl
: having greater value or desirability : being preferred
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The first is the front light, which is functional and definitely preferable to not having a light but which gets nowhere near as bright as the Kindle's and doesn't have any kind of adjustable color temperature feature.
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
The fact is that King tapped into a singular magic with his take on Michael Bond’s iconic British immigrant, but even the lesser spell that another filmmaker might cast with it would be preferable to depriving audiences another go-around with Ben Whishaw and the Brown family.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
But almost 20% of Indigenous people think neither candidate would be preferable, or weren't sure.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Musk offered an apocalyptic take on the issue at this week’s event, referring to an incident when Google’s Gemini said that nuclear war would be preferable to misgendering Caitlyn Jenner.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
The fact is that King tapped into a singular magic with his take on Michael Bond’s iconic British immigrant, but even the lesser spell that another filmmaker might cast with it would be preferable to depriving audiences another go-around with Ben Whishaw and the Brown family.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
But almost 20% of Indigenous people think neither candidate would be preferable, or weren't sure.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 1 Nov. 2024
Musk offered an apocalyptic take on the issue at this week’s event, referring to an incident when Google’s Gemini said that nuclear war would be preferable to misgendering Caitlyn Jenner.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Preferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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preferable
adjective
pref·er·a·ble
ˈpref-(ə-)rə-bəl
ˈpref-ər-bəl
: worthy to be preferred : more desirable
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