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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 gravitates
Obsessed anglers who lived in Key West, and whose fiction sometimes gravitates toward horses, blood sports, and male protagonists with a masculine swagger counterbalanced by a certain reflective, existentialist temperament—the similarities between the two are obvious, yet go only so far.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The queen consort, who ascended the throne in September 2022 alongside her husband King Charles III, often gravitates to brooches as a signature accessory for her attire, holding both sentimental meaning and historic significance.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Essentially, the genre someone gravitates towards can quietly reveal personality traits like our humors, values, and emotional wiring—the kind of clues that aren’t always captured in a dating app profile.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
As for the overall style, Thevenot gravitates toward simplicity, suggesting something in the center of the updo-to-hair-down spectrum.
—Anneke Knot, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Some in the industry describe Preller, who gravitates toward stars, as not particularly adept at negotiating with free agents.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to cornrows, consider twists without extensions, a style Oniwosan gravitates to ahead of sweat sessions.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
In venture capital, where glamour often gravitates to unicorns and breakneck growth, the camel’s steady pace might be seen as a disadvantage.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Rachel Peck, design principal of Rachel Peck Interiors in Austin, Texas, personally gravitates towards maroon and burgundy stems, while another designer takes a different approach.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The queen consort, who ascended the throne in September 2022 alongside her husband King Charles III, often gravitates to brooches as a signature accessory for her attire, holding both sentimental meaning and historic significance.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2025
Essentially, the genre someone gravitates towards can quietly reveal personality traits like our humors, values, and emotional wiring—the kind of clues that aren’t always captured in a dating app profile.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Oct. 2025
As for the overall style, Thevenot gravitates toward simplicity, suggesting something in the center of the updo-to-hair-down spectrum.
—Anneke Knot, Allure, 10 Oct. 2025
Some in the industry describe Preller, who gravitates toward stars, as not particularly adept at negotiating with free agents.
—Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
In addition to cornrows, consider twists without extensions, a style Oniwosan gravitates to ahead of sweat sessions.
—Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
In venture capital, where glamour often gravitates to unicorns and breakneck growth, the camel’s steady pace might be seen as a disadvantage.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Rachel Peck, design principal of Rachel Peck Interiors in Austin, Texas, personally gravitates towards maroon and burgundy stems, while another designer takes a different approach.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitates
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Ranee personally prefers styling her flare jeans with a kitten heel like this best-selling pair.—
Rylee Johnston,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Glasner prefers his players to know their role perfectly, to complement each other and to commit to the game plan largely without deviation.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Stocked with 24 whole-leaf teas that beckon to be opened and enjoyed each day of December before Christmas, the set itself doubles as an objet d’art that will beautify the kitchen, bedroom, or wherever else its recipient chooses to park it for the month.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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That rigidity probably explains why Gospodinov chooses, against all evidence, to call the book a novel.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Gossip blogs on the Housewives have become an entire cottage industry, and that’s a far more likely explanation as to why this tends to keep happening.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the same vein, denim tends to be the nemesis of carry-on-only travelers.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Town & Country takes its characters and their struggles at face value and, despite some gentle needling, celebrates their genuine camaraderie and familial commitment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Heather takes the primary, Meredith gets her bathtub, all without incident … the OG RHONY girls could never!—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Everyone seems to care about Cindy a lot and really likes her.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Helping to prevent extreme heat damage, this is a great hair tool for someone who likes to experiment with different looks, or something who needs to streamline their haircare routine with more efficiency and consistency.—
Tim Chan,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Other playful jeering is fair game, including when a winner selects the next ticket and ends up drawing his own numbers twice more in a row.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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This nationally competitive program, funded by NASA, selects students who will increase their knowledge of science, technology, engineering and math through Earth and space education.—
Magda Liszewska,
Oc Register,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In California, voters approved a congressional redistricting measure that favors Democrats heading into 2026.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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In a category that traditionally favors serious dramas, this rom-com unfolding against the backdrop of 30 years of Lebanese tragedies plays like a breath of fresh air and piques anticipation for Aris’ next feature.—
Alissa Simon,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Gravitates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitates. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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