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
Roger that While most youngsters growing up in New York in the late 1950s and early 1960s were Mickey Mantle fans, Strasberg gravitated to Maris.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
For the kind of traveler who gravitates toward local food scenes, independent businesses and unhurried experiences, a drizzly Seattle day is actually a gift.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Both gravitated toward the political center.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Coming into the year, the American League Central was pretty much a three-horse race, with most people gravitating to the Tigers winning the division.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
For the kind of traveler who gravitates toward local food scenes, independent businesses and unhurried experiences, a drizzly Seattle day is actually a gift.
—Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Both gravitated toward the political center.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Coming into the year, the American League Central was pretty much a three-horse race, with most people gravitating to the Tigers winning the division.
—David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitate
Verb
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Much like former head coach Tom Thibodeau, Mike Brown prefers to use McBride off the ball as a spot-up shooter — but also as a guard-to-guard screen setter.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lamont, a fiscal moderate, has been reluctant to support spending that would exceed the cap on a recurring basis and would prefer legislators pay for extra town aid by finding offsetting cuts elsewhere in the budget.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Let curiosity lead, and choose the next step that keeps things moving forward without overthinking it.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Williams bought his on the TikTok shop, and chose it because it was advertised as spraying quickly.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 May 2026
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Granted, many of the commentators offering these predictions are employed by traditional universities, and might tend to believe more strongly in the enduring relevance of the academy.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
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The theme of each Met Gala, which sets the tone for the evening’s dress code, tends to correspond with that year’s Costume Institute fashion exhibition.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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His mom likes another young lady for her son, not my daughter.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Knicks head coach Mike Brown likes to carry an iPad with him.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Connecticut State Police arrived at the scene and took control of the incident investigation.—
Kellie Love,
Hartford Courant,
5 May 2026
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The high-profile event raises money for the Met’s Costume Institute, and each year the dress code for the gala takes cues from the Costume Institute’s spring exhibition.—
Beatrice Dupuy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2026
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“Gravitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitate. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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