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
The ability to ask the car to perform basic tasks, to be able to play a video game or stream a show when not driving and to use the car as a power source is hugely appealing and something that buyers gravitate to.
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Still, the advertising bazaar has been tougher to navigate in recent years as more people gravitate to streaming video and other means of accessing their favorite programs, movies, news and sports events.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2025
Unlike Guy, who's all personality and rash decisions, Gathegi gravitated towards the stoicism of the character for his performance.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Fans of both genres also tend to gravitate toward men who appear a little rough around the edges and sometimes have face tattoos, another common denominator for both Jelly Roll and Austin Richard Post.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Still, the advertising bazaar has been tougher to navigate in recent years as more people gravitate to streaming video and other means of accessing their favorite programs, movies, news and sports events.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 June 2025
Unlike Guy, who's all personality and rash decisions, Gathegi gravitated towards the stoicism of the character for his performance.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 11 June 2025
Fans of both genres also tend to gravitate toward men who appear a little rough around the edges and sometimes have face tattoos, another common denominator for both Jelly Roll and Austin Richard Post.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitate
Verb
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Romeu wants a clean break from FC Barcelona To get a clean slate, Romeu prefers that his terms are terminated according to AS, which would help FC Barcelona get his salary off the books and have more room to operate in terms of Financial Fair Play.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The personal consumption expenditures index, a measure of inflation preferred by the Fed, will rise from 2.1% to 3% over the remainder of 2025, the central bank predicted.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
18 June 2025
Verb
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However, when choosing a hydrator, steer clear of thick, oil-rich products, which can be irritating to the torso area, stresses Dr. Bowe.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
28 June 2025
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And the God, who is an omnipotent God, in many ways become impotent, because God has given us the gift to choose.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
28 June 2025
Verb
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His turnover rate is sky high, which tends to be a bad indicator.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The designs were situated over three floors, where guests were allowed to select a Levi’s item and customize it to [their] liking with graphics, rhinestones, and other embellishments.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 June 2025
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And every player likes to be in a good environment like that.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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Probably, they can be taken into account starting this month.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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Thrifty-minded, Schreiber also takes pride in her unconventional travel hacks to avoid the overnight scaries of searching for a place to rest her head alone, like finding overnight transportation that gets her from point A to point B while simultaneously providing shelter.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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“Gravitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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