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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 gravitated
Ratti’s brand of optimism has always blurred the line between big data and surveillance, and, as a robotics pioneer, he’s also long gravitated toward the post-human, the dream of a world made and managed by machines.
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Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Pro golfers have also gravitated to online platforms, led by Bryson DeChambeau.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Flay gravitated toward slabs with louder and louder veining.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In fairly short order, customers gravitated to the method that made business frictionless.
—Brandon Spear, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Again, Arsenal’s runners all gravitated towards the centre of the pitch.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Boasting a first-look deal at New Line, the company also has a real interest in comedy, and is thus a natural fit for a studio that has historically gravitated between their genres of choice.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Cummings met Jacob around the same time and gravitated toward his selflessness and desire for community.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 18, 1948, Robert Stanley Whitlock gravitated toward music at a young age, both as a fan and a student interested in learning the keyboard and organ.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 11 Aug. 2025
Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Pro golfers have also gravitated to online platforms, led by Bryson DeChambeau.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Flay gravitated toward slabs with louder and louder veining.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In fairly short order, customers gravitated to the method that made business frictionless.
—Brandon Spear, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Again, Arsenal’s runners all gravitated towards the centre of the pitch.
—James McNicholas, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Boasting a first-look deal at New Line, the company also has a real interest in comedy, and is thus a natural fit for a studio that has historically gravitated between their genres of choice.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Cummings met Jacob around the same time and gravitated toward his selflessness and desire for community.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, on March 18, 1948, Robert Stanley Whitlock gravitated toward music at a young age, both as a fan and a student interested in learning the keyboard and organ.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitated
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Rather, Brazil has preferred a multidirectional diplomatic approach, grounded in the principles of autonomy, pragmatism, and constructive engagement with a diverse array of global actors.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Others preferred not to stay in a congregate shelter environment, where individuals typically share sleeping quarters.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Coming in second overall was The Traitors, the reality competition series on Peacock, which took home four awards, including Alan Cumming for Best Reality Host.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Two key points in the case were that board members who personally opposed the books took the action against the input of an advisory committee, and that the board members' action was based on speculative, not actual, fears of disruption.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There was also a group of soldiers who were killed and injured who the general tended to, getting two of the wounded to a hospital.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 30 years of acting onscreen, Winters has tended to personify a particular kind of outer-borough rage.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Alonso would have liked to have made more signings this summer, with strengthening in midfield an obvious target.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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That post has been liked over 26,000 times at the time of publication.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Grassroots efforts like these stand in stark contrast to the industrial model; small-scale, humane and sustainable approaches to poultry-keeping are becoming increasingly popular, as well as favored.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That new equalized funding formula went into effect after a three-year transition period in 2024, when 44 groups each got $9,269, according to the three-year awards report.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Following in the menswear trend of the night, Lenny Kravitz went sans shirt at the MTV VMAs.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Otto and Elise are so alive on the page, and noting how this staid couple who enjoyed their dull routines come alive with their small acts of resistance is breathtaking.—
Rabih Alameddine
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Food and Drink The resort offers in-room dining 24/7, so my husband and I enjoyed breakfast in our fluffy robes on the patio while adorable bunnies hopped around on the lawn nearby.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2007, Kansas was picked to play in the Orange Bowl over Mizzou, even though the Tigers were ranked higher and had won the head-to-head matchup in the final week of the regular season.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Raynor picked Southeast Missouri State apart, completing 81% of his passes while accumulating 345 total yards and 3 touchdowns.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Gravitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitated. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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