lean (toward or towards)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean (toward or towards)
Verb
  • Every upload of the trailer appears to have an underwater likes to dislikes ratio, indicating some level of pushback.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Dads tend to like things that are overbuilt but useful.
    Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Option two is preferred by major oil producers like Saudi Arabia, who want to steer the focus of the discussions toward plastic recycling and waste management, rather than its production.
    Susan Solomon, WIRED, 14 Dec. 2024
  • However, despite the results, many advertisers still prefer to block such topics, which negatively affects the income of news websites.
    Roman Vrublivskyi, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Widespread frustration over organized crime throughout the hemisphere, as well as social changes such as the spread of evangelical Christianity, mean that right-wing leaders may be favored to win upcoming elections in Chile in 2025 and Brazil and Colombia in 2026.
    Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Secondly, the upstream supply chain for EV manufacturing strongly favors China.
    Steve Banker, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Lean (toward or towards).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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