GRAVITATING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

gravitating

verb

present participle of gravitate

as in preferring

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 gravitating This summer, the fashion set is gravitating towards more versatile and creative options, ranging from midi skirts to crisp Bermuda shorts. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 19 July 2026 Amazon shoppers and celebs are gravitating towards jelly shoes. — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Many media outlets, both traditional and upstart, are gravitating to live events as a means of supplementing their business plans. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 July 2026 The strength of midsize SUVs, with sales up more than 16% year over year, shows that consumers are gravitating toward the center of the market where value, utility, and affordability intersect. — Keith Laing, USA Today, 14 July 2026 Her book is a panoramic, abundantly detailed history of a century of turmoil and restless migratory movements gravitating around El Paso. — Julia Preston, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026 Smith says gravitating toward more saturated greens and blues, like peacock blue, or toward shades on the opposite end of the color wheel (think coral or seashell pink) can be a good place to start. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2026 The Mark Taper Forum had to suspend programming for more than a year, smaller companies still in operation are producing fewer shows, and producers everywhere are gravitating toward the bankably familiar. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 In general, Hoagberg said parents are gravitating to nostalgic styles for their kids. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 29 June 2026

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Apple might delay the full rollout of these desktop AI utilities beyond the initial Q4 2026 macOS 27 release, preferring a staggered approach to unify features across platforms, mirroring iOS.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has been noncommittal on the House package that also divides his own GOP majority, with some Republican senators preferring more money for the military and others demanding the costs be offset with cuts elsewhere.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of preferring

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Hathaway and stylist Erin Walsh achieved this feat by favoring this season’s least restrictive trends, starting with La Ligne’s ivory satin Colby Pants, with an elastic waistband.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 17 July 2026
The school districts have repeatedly accused the village of favoring the developers’ projections of student populations over those of the schools, while Mundelein leaders have argued that their analysis lies between dueling projections.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

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These measures, including taking data centers off-grid and allowing power plants to exceed pollution limits, are now routine, invoked 43 times in 14 months compared to 20 in the prior 50 years.

— Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Reached a second successive final with Argentina, almost single-handedly firing them there with eight goals (taking his tally to 15 goals from 15 matches in the past two tournaments).

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of taking

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As well as left-wing options, United have looked at potential left-backs, with people at the club liking Newcastle’s Lewis Hall.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
The poll found that while older adults are more likely to vote, donate money or join groups, nearly half of young people under the age of 30 prefer to engage politically by liking or sharing news content online.

— Casey Parks, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Definition of liking

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Given the scope and scale of the collection, tell me about the process of selecting the 331 works that would come to the Clark.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
Voters cast ballots by selecting their candidates on a touch screen, and the machine prints out a piece of paper with a QR code on it.

— Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

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