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 once winter hits, our eating habits change, and people tend to gravitate towards more caloric foods that help keep them warm.
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Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
With guns increasingly purchased for personal safety rather than hunting, buyers have also gravitated toward new weapons less likely to have magazine disconnects.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Others who’ve expressed enthusiasm about his prospective HHS nomination are insiders, like Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, whose crunchy constituents seem to gravitate to the language Kennedy uses about personal choice.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
That was something that gravitated me to Frank because he was invested and wanted the movie to be great.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Leyre Moreno, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2024
With guns increasingly purchased for personal safety rather than hunting, buyers have also gravitated toward new weapons less likely to have magazine disconnects.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 13 Dec. 2024
Others who’ve expressed enthusiasm about his prospective HHS nomination are insiders, like Democratic Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, whose crunchy constituents seem to gravitate to the language Kennedy uses about personal choice.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 10 Dec. 2024
That was something that gravitated me to Frank because he was invested and wanted the movie to be great.
—William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitate
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Rashford prefers to play on the left wing, which is where the captain Son, Werner and Odobert operate.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
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There's a nonzero chance Toronto would prefer to send Bichette to the National League, but getting him out of the division and to the opposite coastline should be enough.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Trump chose Kushner to be his ambassador to France in the second term.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Nilekani chose engineering, but went to a college his father didn’t approve of, and chose electrical over chemical engineering, again, to his father’s dismay.Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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Also, commodities tend to perform better when global demand increases, rather than just demand in the U.S. China, which accounts for approximately 50% of global commodity demand for, is currently suffering from deflation—not inflation—and bond yields are at record lows.Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, presidents have tended to rely more on executive orders and federal regulations to sidestep gridlock in Congress.Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Quite an accomplishment All presidents like to boast about their actions, and nearly all exaggerate their positive impact on the world from time to time.Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Dec. 2024
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Regardless of their initial relationship, Dylan did not like Bartoccioli.Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
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But finding the best products for wavy hair can take a whole lot trial and error.Erin Parker, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
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Magnetic magic The reason why these predictions were off was that the equations did not take into account the magnetic fields.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Gravitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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