Popular with means liked or enjoyed by certain people: The park is popular with families. About a person, it doesn't mean famous; it means people like them and want to spend time with them: She's popular with her colleagues.
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popular with + people; popular among + group; very/hugely popular with; a popular place/choice for + people
- This beach is popular with surfers because the waves are big in the morning.
- Short video lessons are really popular with my students.
- Our new manager is already popular with the whole team.
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First versionThis café is very popular for students.
RevisionThis café is very popular with students.
The people who like something are introduced with with or among. For or at can seem to fit, as if the café were made for students, but in this sense they sound unnatural. Only the preposition was changed.
Popular among has the same meaning, sounds slightly more formal and is usually used about a group: popular among young people. Popular with works for groups and for particular people alike: popular with my grandparents. If you mean being well known rather than liked, say well-known or famous: a well-known writer.
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Board games are becoming very popular ___ teenagers again.
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with — The people who like something are introduced with with: popular with teenagers. At points to a place, as in popular at school, and teenagers aren't a place.
Describe a place in your town that lots of people love. Say who it's popular with and what attracts them.
The old riverside park in my town is popular with families because it has a big playground and free concerts in summer.
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