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 More recently, customers have been gravitating toward darker mythological figures, something Johnson said helped shape Nocturne. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026 Younger Americans, meanwhile, are still gravitating toward the country’s most populous states and cities. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 And my whole goal in writing that story was to try to explain the American kids that were gravitating towards ISIS. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026 More tailored than stark black and more refined than charcoal gray, French Press Coffee belongs to a new category of moody neutrals that upscale interiors have been gravitating toward. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 1 Oct. 2026 In particular, users are gravitating towards — and posting their own covers of — the bridge, which finds Williams belting insane high notes. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 And nationally, American car buyers are really gravitating towards hybrids. — Willa Rubin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Buyers who don’t care about cloudiness are gravitating to the cheaper bullet tier where the Frigidaire, Igloo and Magic Chef models sit. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Audiences are gravitating towards premium formats with over 70% of sales going to Infinity Vision tickets. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitating
  1. preferring
  2. choosing
  3. favoring
  4. tending
  5. taking
  6. liking
  7. enjoying
  8. selecting
Verb
  • Many reported preferring viewing things in movie theaters or on big screens because of how immersive those experiences felt.
    — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Oct. 2026
  • International outrage over the carnage in Gaza, meanwhile, has largely subsided, with many countries preferring a failing peace process to none at all.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of preferring
Verb
  • Recognizing that signal and choosing a response differs from trying to physically release it, Kjærvik explained.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Disappointingly, her screenplay proceeds to unfold in a procession of frustrating get-outs and compromises, repeatedly choosing the least interesting or challenging direction to take this would-be throuple.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of choosing
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  • Wolff said the team would continue with its strategy of favoring whichever driver is quicker at the time, rather than allowing Antonelli and Russell to battle on track and potentially help another team.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Cook Political Report, the nonpartisan election prognosticator, moved 18 more House seats toward favoring Democrats on Friday.
    — Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of favoring
Verb
  • Season 11 of the show documented the new mom tending to infant Kayden in Croatia as the boy’s father, Nathan Gallager, worked 18-hour days on a nearby superyacht, the Akira One.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Lead times may be shortening across the market, with smaller rentals often booking only a few weeks ahead and larger homes tending to attract reservations somewhat earlier.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tending
Verb
  • Forward Eetu Luostarinen left the game midway through the third period after taking a puck to the face and did not return.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Late in the third quarter, UNC took its first lead of the game on Demon June's 1-yard touchdown run, taking a 14-10 lead.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of taking
Verb
  • Simply liking someone, feeling close to them or spending hours together isn’t enough to create an attachment relationship.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Their incoming new owner inspired huge enthusiasm among fans by ‘liking’ the club’s Instagram post celebrating the victory.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • The Sox even invoked images of Little League players enjoying some postgame ice cream with their buddies at the local Dairy Queen.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The couple was also photographed holding hands last week, enjoying their first outing together since their return.
    — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoying
Verb
  • The core whiskey portfolio is more about selecting and blending high-quality barrels into various expressions than taking chances, however, and the two main bourbons just got upgraded in terms of age and proof.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • In newer versions of Google Photos, selecting the frame or tapping the camera icon can reveal the export control.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of selecting

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