Meaning & use
Preferentially
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In a way that favors one person, group, or option over another.
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The scholarship funds were awarded preferentially to first-generation students.
Resources were allocated preferentially to the hardest-hit regions.
A note on using this word
Common in policy and scientific writing, where a process or decision is described as favoring certain outcomes over others.
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favorablyselectively
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