gravitated

verb

past tense of gravitate
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 Bieber has gravitated towards a coppery-brunette hue in recent years. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 Penélope Cruz, Caitríona Balfe and Ayo Edebiri, among others, have all gravitated toward couture designs from the likes of Tamara Ralph, Standing Ground and Chanel, respectively. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 With less money to spend on clothes, clients gravitated toward more affordable accessories; silk became difficult to obtain, so the company released rayon scarves. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 With the exception of Apple, Cramer said Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft and Tesla have become relative laggards as investors gravitated toward newer winners. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026 And while von Furstenberg gravitated to something more minimalist and streamlined for her look, there’s plenty of options out there for the more flamboyant sun-seekers, too. — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026 Why prominent officials have often gravitated toward an economic sales pitch for the downtown stadium — one that can be debunked with evidence — is confounding. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026 In their quest for value, consumers have gravitated to Walmart. — Sharon Edelson, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The subtle honeycomb weave adds just the right amount of texture without overwhelming a space, and BHG readers especially gravitated toward the versatile light gray color. — Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitated
  1. preferred
  2. pointed
  3. tended
  4. took
  5. liked
  6. favored
  7. went
  8. enjoyed
Verb
  • Trustees approved the elementary school map preferred by parents, staff and community members.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The right choice depends on the treatment area, the amount of existing hair, donor quality and the strategy preferred by the medical team.
    — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of preferred
Verb
  • According to the complaint, the man had his camera pointed at a child at one point.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • It feels pointed at this point.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of pointed
Verb
  • According to people who grew close with him later, as well as his own mother, his parents rarely tended to him.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In addition, the museum’s curators tended to be specialized in material culture — collecting and studying the museum’s several million objects and artifacts — rather than in conceptual storytelling.
    — Alec MacGillis, ProPublica, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of tended
Verb
  • Nearly 1,000 runners took this option, and the race charted 652 incidents of injury or illness.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The plane descended sharply, losing half its altitude in less than two minutes, before other crew members took control of the Boeing 737 Max and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
    — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of took
Verb
  • The need to be liked makes brands write polished statements aimed at everyone watching while the person actually affected waits.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Leo appeals to loftier questions about life Unlike Francis, who liked to travel to small Catholic communities far from Rome, Leo has been keen to emphasize and reawaken Europe’s Christian roots.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of liked
Verb
  • According to the most recent computer Maxwell Ratings projections, the Raiders will be favored by at least 45 points in all five of their remaining games, against Chapel Hill, Osborne, Alexander, South Paulding and South Cobb.
    — Chip Saye, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The state claimed the company favored certain accounts and allowed for violent or inaccurate content to proliferate.
    — Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of favored
Verb
  • The movie was met with multiple mid-screening applauses as the crowd went wild for all the kaiju mayhem on screen.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Tigers went 99 yards in 12 plays and got a 10-yard touchdown run from Nichols.
    — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of went
Verb
  • The Ratepayer Protection Act, meant to prevent data centers from raising electricity prices, enjoyed sweeping support in the House from all but three Democrats while all but four of their colleagues in the Senate opposed it.
    — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The sanctions legislation enjoyed broad bipartisan support, with US lawmakers and Ukrainian officials viewing it as a crucial mechanism to put more pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine before the winter.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoyed

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