as in preferred
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
More generally, Europeans' personal happiness levels have seemingly gravitated away from church and children, the traditional sources of meaning, and toward a discomfiting positive correlation with the size of a nation's welfare state.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Howard gravitated to men’s wear.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Christoph gravitated toward music.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Both Wilson and Brown are Florida men, born and raised, and college recruiting has always gravitated toward warmer climates.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
As team captain, Sitake gravitated toward his mentor’s leadership style.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Many designers gravitated toward primary and statement colors.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Gradually, dark matter particles gravitated towards the center of the galaxy.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Takaichi, a more far-right pick for the typically center-conservative party, takes charge amid growing calls for the party to reform itself as Japanese voters have increasingly gravitated toward right-wing political movements.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Howard gravitated to men’s wear.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
Christoph gravitated toward music.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Both Wilson and Brown are Florida men, born and raised, and college recruiting has always gravitated toward warmer climates.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
As team captain, Sitake gravitated toward his mentor’s leadership style.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Many designers gravitated toward primary and statement colors.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Gradually, dark matter particles gravitated towards the center of the galaxy.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Takaichi, a more far-right pick for the typically center-conservative party, takes charge amid growing calls for the party to reform itself as Japanese voters have increasingly gravitated toward right-wing political movements.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitated
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William and Kate’s lawyers told the court the couple preferred the publication of the notice rather than any compensation.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
30 Oct. 2025
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For pet owner Tyler (who preferred not to use his last name), relocating from Napa to New York with his dog Bread meant jury-rigging a plan when no Bark flights were available on his travel date.—
Beth Landman,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Puma was previously very reliant on wholesale but Hoeld saw this as harmful to the brand’s image as larger retailers tended to discount too heavily.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Howard’s sweet personality, too, tended to go a bit sour at times.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And last week the Supreme Court took the rare step of asking for additional briefing in that high-profile case.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Other papers in the journal took more specific aim at the theory.—
David Merritt Johns,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The article alleges that Gretchen liked a bunch of posts critical of the LGBTQIA+ community, one that every Housewife around that table and Real Housewives as an institution has supported from the very beginning.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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She was described as someone who liked tennis, loved kids and whose favorite color was purple.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Until the twentieth century, primates were considered too big, feral, and expensive for most experiments; researchers favored guinea pigs, frogs, rabbits, and dogs.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As for glam, Lawerence, who was styled by Jamie Mizrahi, favored the now-viral 2025 New York Fashion Week side part.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Against the Canucks, the Wild’s league-worst penalty kill (which had given goals on five of the previous six opposing power plays) went 3 for 3 in large part because of big blocks by Brodin, Matt Boldy and Rossi and Gustavsson making five saves.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Last year’s contest between the Dodgers and Yankees, however, had more heft in the nation’s largest TV market even though that series only went five games.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kenny has enjoyed critical success with his previous shorts.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bailey brought him home for a second night, where Saito caught up on laundry, enjoyed a hot shower and cooked udon noodles for his hosts.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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First-timers Zhang Hongzhang, 39, and Wu Fei, 32 - China’s youngest astronaut to be sent to space - were picked to participate in the program in 2020.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
1 Nov. 2025
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Parris picked Miami over the likes of Auburn, Oregon and Oklahoma.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Gravitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitated. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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