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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
But teammates gravitated to him.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Jurisdictional risks Affluent families have historically gravitated toward jurisdictions offering political stability, personal safety, low taxes and high quality of life.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Most of them gravitated to Minnesota — a very different climate from their equatorial homeland, but a state with a great tradition of tolerance for newcomers.
—Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
People adored him and gravitated towards him.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
People adored him and gravitated towards him.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Both Luke and Cole gravitated to basketball; Cole to baseball.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
Many Haitian families gravitated to Lemon City, one of the oldest settlements in Miami, developed in the late eighteen-hundreds and, at the time, largely populated by lemon-grove workers from the Bahamas.
—Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Jurisdictional risks Affluent families have historically gravitated toward jurisdictions offering political stability, personal safety, low taxes and high quality of life.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Most of them gravitated to Minnesota — a very different climate from their equatorial homeland, but a state with a great tradition of tolerance for newcomers.
—Robert W. Laird, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
People adored him and gravitated towards him.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
People adored him and gravitated towards him.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Both Luke and Cole gravitated to basketball; Cole to baseball.
—Diamond Vences, Charlotte Observer, 3 Feb. 2026
Many Haitian families gravitated to Lemon City, one of the oldest settlements in Miami, developed in the late eighteen-hundreds and, at the time, largely populated by lemon-grove workers from the Bahamas.
—Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
But as the practice evolved, eager writers like Jefferson and John Adams (but not George Washington or James Madison, for instance), gravitated to a richer, sympathy-bearing idiom, which no doubt bled into intimate speech, now lost.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitated
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Wennberg and Kurashev would have preferred to play it out NHL-style, but also acknowledged that the rules are the same for every team.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The women preferred to talk about Jackson, who was the youngest of nine.—
Michelle L. Quinn,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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It feels pointed at this point.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Police said the suspect pointed the firearm at officers, at which point police said at least two officers fired their guns.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Crowds watched on anxiously as teammates Daniel Bertschler, Sebastian Mitterer, and Daiyehan Nichols-Bardi were seen exiting the sled unharmed, but medics tended to Mandlbauer for a further ten minutes before the competition resumed.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Despite that fact that almost as many cats contract cancer during their lifetime as dogs do, research into cancers that affect our pets has tended to focus more on dogs than cats.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2026
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Once the blocks and spires of Palma faded into the distance, the 25-minute drive from the airport took me past crumbling homes, fields of curious farm animals, and not a soul in sight for miles at a time.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Giggs took the games seriously and was usually on the winning side.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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There were far more opportunities for those than Boston would have liked, however.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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As Gloria liked to say, Mom could show a three-legged jackrabbit and take home a ribbon.—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Valdez Streaty said in reference to higher-margin combustion engine and hybrid options, as well as bigger trucks and SUVs that are historically favored by Americans.—
Julian Torres,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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The iconic electric guitar, favored by Di Meola and countless jazz and rock musicians since its 1952 debut, informs everything from the model’s shape to its black or rosewood finish to its control layout.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Days after Guthrie went missing, TMZ was among the first to report on an initial note demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin for her safe return.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Mathurin, acquired from Indiana at the trade deadline, was 12 for 22 from the field, while Leonard went eight for 18 and scored at least 20 points for the 34th consecutive game.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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And then there was a claim about power, which was to be enjoyed and employed nakedly, in place of the nuanced manipulations of norms and bureaucracies.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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The players reportedly enjoyed more than $150,000 in champagne and helped get the fans around them their fill of the bubbly.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Gravitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitated. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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