| No. 1 choice |
Universal |
09 Sep 2025 |
| Top choice, informally |
Universal |
07 Sep 2025 |
| Best-liked, informally |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2025 |
| Slangy preference |
Wall Street Journal |
03 May 2025 |
| Top pick, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Apr 2025 |
| Most agreeable |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Mar 2025 |
| Best-loved, for short |
Commuter |
07 Feb 2025 |
| Top pick, for short |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Number one, shortly |
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| Person or thing that is especially well liked (abbrv.) (4) |
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| Local's preferred Football Association takes odd view |
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| Problematic ___ (celeb you still like despite their questionable behavior) |
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| Top choice, informally |
New York Times Mini |
31 May 2024 |
| #1 choice, informally |
New York Times Mini |
04 Apr 2024 |
| No.1 choice, for short |
USA Today |
23 Mar 2024 |
| Pet, informally |
New York Times |
02 Mar 2024 |
| Top pick, informally |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Feb 2024 |
| Most popular female on the street? (4) |
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| Preferred (youth sl) (4) |
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| Commonly preferred (4) |
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| First choice gets loud greeting |
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| Top choice, for short |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Nov 2023 |
| No. 1 choice |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2023 |
| #1 preference, slangily |
LA Times Daily |
22 May 2023 |
| Top pick, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
11 May 2023 |
| Top pick |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2023 |
| Top choice, for short |
USA Today |
13 Jan 2023 |
| Top choice, for short |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2022 |
| Top pick |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2022 |
| Top pick |
The Washington Post |
30 Apr 2022 |
| Top pick, informally |
Universal |
19 Mar 2022 |
| Top choice |
LA Times Daily |
13 Nov 2021 |
| Most-liked thing, for short |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2021 |
| #1 choice |
New York Times |
04 Feb 2021 |
| #1, informally |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2020 |
| Loud greeting preferred in ‘yoofspeak' |
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| Top choice, informally |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Best-liked thing, briefly |
Universal |
02 Sep 2020 |
| Top pick, casually |
USA Today |
22 Jun 2020 |
| Most-liked thing, informally |
Universal |
12 May 2020 |
| Top choice, for short |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Feb 2020 |
| Top choice, for short |
Newsday |
03 Dec 2019 |
| Top pick, informally |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2019 |
| Pet's fine farewell |
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| No. 1 choice |
Universal |
10 Sep 2019 |
| Best-liked, for short |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2019 |
| First choice |
The Washington Post |
09 May 2019 |
| First choice |
LA Times Daily |
09 May 2019 |
| Top choice, casually |
Universal |
05 Feb 2019 |
| Best-liked, for short |
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| First choice |
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| No. 1 choice |
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| Top choice, casually |
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| Top pick, informally |
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| Top choice, informally |
New York Times |
27 Aug 2018 |
| Best-liked, informally |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2018 |
| Top choice, slangily |
USA Today |
15 Apr 2018 |
| Top choice, in slang |
The Washington Post Sunday |
11 Mar 2018 |
| Top pick, in slang |
Universal |
26 Feb 2018 |
| Top pick, in slang |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Feb 2018 |
| Most liked, casually |
USA Today |
05 Feb 2018 |
| Top choice, slangily |
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| Best-liked, informally |
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| Top choice, informally |
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| Top pick, in slang |
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| Most liked, casually |
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| Preferred feminine greeting, historically |
The Times Cryptic |
09 Jun 2017 |
| Preferred feminine greeting, historically |
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| Top pick |
Jonesin |
02 May 2017 |
| Top go-to |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2017 |
| Sporting body sought by outwardly virile winger |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Jan 2017 |
| Top go-to |
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| Go-to choice, slangily |
New York Times |
01 Jan 2017 |
| Go-to choice, slangily |
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| Most liked, casually |
LA Times Daily |
18 Nov 2016 |
| Top choice, informally |
USA Today |
29 May 2016 |
| First pick |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Feb 2016 |
| Most liked, casually |
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| Top choice, informally |
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| Loud welcome is popularly preferred |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Oct 2015 |
| Top choice, informally |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Sep 2015 |
| Most popular, briefly |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Most-liked thing, informally |
Newsday |
08 Jul 2015 |
| Best-loved, informally |
Newsday |
25 Jun 2015 |
| Following greeting Top of the Pops? |
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| Best-loved, informally |
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| Most-liked thing, informally |
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| Top choice, slangily |
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| Odds-on choice, slangily |
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| Top choice, familiarly |
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| Top choice, informally |
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| Top choice, slangily |
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| First choice, slangily |
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| Best-loved, briefly |
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| Top choice, slangily |
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| Top choice, slangily |
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| Top pick, briefly |
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| Popular thing, slangily |
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| Top pick, informally |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Pet, informally |
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| #1 choice |
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| Top choice, for short |
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| Strong preference, slangily |
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| Top choice, slangily |
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| Popular thing, briefly |
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| Top choice, for short |
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| One you dig the most |
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| Pet, slangily |
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| Number-one pick |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Mostest-loved thing |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Top pick, in slang |
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| First pick, slangily |
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| Best-liked one, slangily |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Top pick |
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| Best preference, for short |
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| Best-liked, for short |
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| Strong preference, slangily |
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| Popular thing, for short |
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| #1 thing |
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| Top pick, slangily |
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| Grooviest one |
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| Top choice, so to speak |
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