1
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
the perfect gift for a person of a literary bent
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as in talents
a special and usually inborn ability
having a decided bent for languages, he picked up Italian in no time
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Recent Examples of bents
It’s currently invested in 236 companies across 26 industries, with significant bents toward healthcare/pharmaceuticals and business services.
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Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
This approach requires large upfront investments that lack across-the-board support, either because of budgeting realities or ideological bents.
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Aneri Pattani,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
This approach requires large upfront investments that lack across-the-board support, either because of budgeting realities or ideological bents.
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Aneri Pattani,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Among his work was co-creating shows such as Righteous Gemstones, Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, all for HBO and with strong, over-the-top comedic bents.
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Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
The Olympic Games provide an opportunity for Americans of all political bents to come together to root for Team USA.
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Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2026
And there are people with theological and philosophical bents who use the BGV theorem to bolster their preferred arguments over how the Universe ultimately began, with dubious and debatable results.
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Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
This approach requires large upfront investments that lack across-the-board support, either because of budgeting realities or ideological bents.
—
Aneri Pattani,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
This approach requires large upfront investments that lack across-the-board support, either because of budgeting realities or ideological bents.
—
Aneri Pattani,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
Among his work was co-creating shows such as Righteous Gemstones, Eastbound & Down and Vice Principals, all for HBO and with strong, over-the-top comedic bents.
—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Feb. 2026
The Olympic Games provide an opportunity for Americans of all political bents to come together to root for Team USA.
—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
23 Feb. 2026
And there are people with theological and philosophical bents who use the BGV theorem to bolster their preferred arguments over how the Universe ultimately began, with dubious and debatable results.
—
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bents
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Choosing a college major has always felt like a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries—new engineering and computer science grads earn more than those with English degrees.
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There were inclinations to not fully believe in their capabilities against Argentina.
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Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
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That said, the success of a company as large as Alphabet, over the long-term, is about far more than the talents of a few key executives.
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The only real scoring chances arrived in the dying moments of a game that carried macabre tendencies, long after the match had devolved into a turf war.
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Across 15 tracks, the rapper and producer get to work making their first proper body of work together as memorable as expected, delving into relationship mishaps, selfish tendencies, and the absurdist comedy that is real life.
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
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Spanish society has always had a relatively high tolerance for Latin American immigrants, who speak the local language and share certain cultural affinities.
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Squarcialupi said the time is now ripe for the brand to cross borders, toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries that have affinities with Italy.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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While waiting for a table, Fik explained his affections for the film.
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Through a series of cinematic contrivances, Tess borrows Katharine’s skirt suit, claims due credit for her business sense, and wins the affections of Katharine’s financier boyfriend (Harrison Ford).
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Donate your knick-knacks to the thrift store for the true collectors to snatch up.
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There are thousands of different novelties, knick-knacks and souvenirs here.
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“Bents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bents. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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