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Definition of leaning
: a definite but not decisive attraction or tendency —often used in plural radical leanings
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Examples of leaning in a Sentence
the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings
despite what his athletic leanings might suggest, he was actually a very lazy kid
Recent Examples of leaning from the Web
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Though President Trump called out the company on Twitter Wednesday morning, the survey of the top 75 Fortune 500 companies shows consumers have a favorable view of Amazon regardless of political leanings.
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But some of the poll's other numbers are damning or daunting if your partisan leanings tilt left.
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Iraq's ministry of defense says Islamic State militants destroyed the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul and the adjacent iconic leaning minaret when fighters detonated explosives inside the structures late Wednesday night on June 21, 2017.
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Add to those apparent political leanings the Special Counsel's potentially limitless spending -- paid out of DOJ's budget.
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Republicans always need to do reasonably well with populists, which is why there’s always a tension between the pro-government leanings of a large number of their voters and the anti-government tilt of the party agenda.
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Demonstrating the pro-Trump leanings of the crowd, Diaz-Balart’s mention of Ros-Lehtinen, Cuban-American official U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., and Obama prompted boos.
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Anxiety about the probe — and fresh concerns about the political leanings of some of the attorneys involved — is percolating in the West Wing of the White House.
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Not only that: Religious leaders’ denominational affiliations seem to shape their political leanings in a way that’s not the case for their congregants.
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First Known Use of leaning
15th century
Synonym Discussion of leaning
LEANING Defined for English Language Learners
leaning
playDefinition of leaning for English Language Learners
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: a preference for something or tendency to do something
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