as in to prefer
to be drawn or attracted
He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore. She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music.
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Recent Examples of gravitate
But with many TVs now offering 4K at up to 144Hz, and as consumers gravitate towards larger screens, the HDMI Forum sees ample reason to keep pushing forward.
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Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
As a result, migrants have long gravitated toward other kinds of communication.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
When the band formed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1965, its members, many of them still in high school, gravitated toward the sound of the Beatles and the Hollies.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Keep an eye on Nobody Wants This in Comedy …
Historically, the Globes have gravitated toward new shows.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for gravitate 
Chris Welch, The Verge, 6 Jan. 2025
As a result, migrants have long gravitated toward other kinds of communication.
—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
When the band formed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, in 1965, its members, many of them still in high school, gravitated toward the sound of the Beatles and the Hollies.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Keep an eye on Nobody Wants This in Comedy …
Historically, the Globes have gravitated toward new shows.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for gravitate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitate
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But a source with knowledge of discussions to declassify documents related to King’s assassination tells CNN the family would prefer the government wait to release them.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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City missed the presence of Kevin De Bruyne in these sequences, with their midfielders preferring safe passes while Chelsea baited the ambitious switch, leaving Nunes to call for passes to no avail.—
Sam Lee,
The Athletic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Rather than revolutionizing its industry through bold, innovative, and risky endeavors, Toyota chose incremental but relentless improvement.—
H. James Wilson and Paul R. Daugherty,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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Skinner chose 37-year-old striker Rachel Williams to lead the press but there was a lack of cohesion in the midfield and forward lines.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Where to Stay There are a couple of different accommodation types for Beech Mountain visitors staying overnight, but rentals tend to be the most popular.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Jan. 2025
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This is the Nvidia Founders Edition of the 5090, and these tend to be trimmer than most.—
John Burek,
PCMAG,
20 Jan. 2025
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This intensely private man, whose performance-art alter ego became an above-the-title star of stage and screen while he purposefully puppet-mastered in the shadows, doesn’t like the idea of being stuck in the passenger seat of his own story.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Deporting immigrants lacking permanent legal status en masse is the most popular of President Donald Trump’s policy proposals, while territorial expansion is among the least liked, according to new polling.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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For 41 years, the policy has served as a partisan touchpoint in American politics, with each party taking opposite stances.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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But take another second and pick up a few greeting cards, too.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Gravitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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