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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Per the landscape guide, non-fibrous palm trees are preferable and can be planted as close to 15 feet away from structures, depending on the canopy size.
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Starting pitching will be the focus at the trade deadline, but another bat also would be preferable, especially if Shaw doesn’t start to come around.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Almost all parties agreed at the time that incremental changes would have been preferable to a stalemate – after all, some progress is better than none.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The letter was also sent to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who expressed concerns about the cuts to Medicaid in the Senate version of the bill Thursday and said that the House version would be preferable.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 29 June 2025
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Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2025
Starting pitching will be the focus at the trade deadline, but another bat also would be preferable, especially if Shaw doesn’t start to come around.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Almost all parties agreed at the time that incremental changes would have been preferable to a stalemate – after all, some progress is better than none.
—Kristen Edgreen Kaufman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
The letter was also sent to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who expressed concerns about the cuts to Medicaid in the Senate version of the bill Thursday and said that the House version would be preferable.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 29 June 2025
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“Preferable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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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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