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
In their search for suppliers, Apple gravitated toward quality, not price.
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Beyond that duo is a group of young backs with three or fewer years of NFL experience who have gravitated toward their position coach’s personable style.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 31 July 2025
My eyes gravitated toward the Williamsburg hash ($15), a hearty breakfast served in a cast-iron pan.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
For certain travelers, though, especially those who gravitate toward conflict zones and geopolitical oddities, Turkmenistan’s impenetrability has given it an alluring mystique.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Beyond that duo is a group of young backs with three or fewer years of NFL experience who have gravitated toward their position coach’s personable style.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 31 July 2025
My eyes gravitated toward the Williamsburg hash ($15), a hearty breakfast served in a cast-iron pan.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
For certain travelers, though, especially those who gravitate toward conflict zones and geopolitical oddities, Turkmenistan’s impenetrability has given it an alluring mystique.
—Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitate
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Aside from carrier operations, instead of concentrating on air superiority, the Navy prefers to deal in surface warfare, attacking ships and ground targets.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Aug. 2025
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Of course, the team would have preferred to pitch King during the first game of a stretch of 13 consecutive games without a day off.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The real question is whether those chairs are filled with people who are engaged, performing at their best, and choosing to be there.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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In 2020, 63 percent chose Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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The thing is, those casts tend to be younger, unmarried, and childless; the stakes of their drunken antics are lower, less likely to land them in court or rehab and their kids, who in the case of The Valley families are too little to be consensual participants in the Bravo universe, in therapy.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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This could be hugely important in the U.K., where the national health system is administered locally through trusts that tend to work independently of each other.—
Trevor Clawson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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His career-high mark in Triple-A is 97, and the Mets don’t like to push their pitchers past the 90-pitch mark very often.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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But Reid, a former tight ends coach with the Packers, likes to employ multiple tight-end sets.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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But behind the brand deals, designer outfits and elaborate costumes, the process was taking a toll.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Her love for journalism began with taking freelance sports photos for her local newspaper, The Fulton Sun, during high school, and her involvement with multiple school publications.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Gravitate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitate. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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