gravitates

verb

present tense third-person singular of gravitate
as in prefers
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 The traveler who gravitates towards me usually wants a combination of adventure and luxury. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026 Ferguson gravitates toward powder rooms, nightstands, and poolside ledges. — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 July 2026 My mom gravitates toward flowy, breezy blouses in the summer. — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026 When psychologists talk about exceptional intelligence, the conversation almost always gravitates toward IQ. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 And when the pro action resumes, everyone gravitates to the nearest TV screen to watch their heroes and refuel their dreams. — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 The Democratic Party has been slower to pull candidates from the ranks of supportive media, and still gravitates towards those with more traditional political resumes. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 Even though the drugmakers are out of favor once again and the group is vulnerable to give back some of last week’s gains as the market gravitates toward faster-moving stocks, one analyst published a positive note on a new J & J medicine that supports our long-term thesis. — Jeff Marks,morgan Chittum, CNBC, 15 June 2026 Interior designer Monique Miller, co-founder of Calimia Home, often gravitates toward teak in particular. — Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitates
  1. prefers
  2. chooses
  3. tends
  4. takes
  5. likes
  6. selects
  7. favors
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  • While our designers both agree that bare wooden stairs are a style and safety issue, Spalding prefers to incorporate the practicality of carpet on stairs with a thoughtful runner.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 30 July 2026
  • Colquitt prefers cosmetics with a slight red tint, which suggest a rosiness normally imparted by the blood in our capillaries.
    — John Semley, Harpers Magazine, 28 July 2026
Definition of prefers
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  • Bi chooses Jude as his rival; Jude chooses the arctic wolf as their muse.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
  • Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026
Definition of chooses
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  • Oil prices tends to rise during times of heightened conflict or uncertainty, but are prone to wild swings on new developments and as traders try to profit from that volatility.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • As the years go by, the hair shaft tends to thin out, resulting in strands that are more fragile, dull, and brittle.
    — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 31 July 2026
Definition of tends
Verb
  • Doing any of those things in 15 seconds where classical computing takes an hour is huge, mostly because many of these optimization problems are constantly changing minute by minute.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Coop takes some distance, riding to the restaurant in a separate van and sitting at the opposite end of the table from Kat at dinner.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of takes
Verb
  • David has been using them for a long time and really likes them.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Lovett likes to compare the experience of stepping into a music venue to listening to a great song.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026
Definition of likes
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  • The agreement, announced on July 22, would move forward only if the Canadian government selects the Gripen E for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fighter fleet.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026
  • The administrator’s office randomly selects 12 members from its panel.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of selects
Verb
  • The breakout supports greater outperformance versus the SPX in Q3 as the market favors stocks that had formerly lagged.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Russia favors formal territorial enlargement, from Georgia to Crimea to the Donbas.
    — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
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