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as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
her natural inclination to help people in need
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the inclination of the hill is gentle, so walking up it isn't too bad
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Recent Examples of inclination
Instead, the Finnish inclination towards practicality has built a vibrant (albeit small) fashion community that consciously thinks about reducing waste, recycling materials, and reducing overconsumption.
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Brett Braley, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
These are very technical tools, so the inclination is to leave it to the technical leaders to figure out how to deploy them.
—Russ Kennedy, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Payton’s inclination to dial up an explosive play to start the drive was understandable.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
Like No Other Tinseltown’s inclination toward an action movie third-act TKO aside, insiders tell Deadline that dread over a possible Trump return to the Oval Office has become the only conversation anyone in the C-suites and West L.A. enclosures are having right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Brett Braley, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024
These are very technical tools, so the inclination is to leave it to the technical leaders to figure out how to deploy them.
—Russ Kennedy, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Payton’s inclination to dial up an explosive play to start the drive was understandable.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2024
Like No Other Tinseltown’s inclination toward an action movie third-act TKO aside, insiders tell Deadline that dread over a possible Trump return to the Oval Office has become the only conversation anyone in the C-suites and West L.A. enclosures are having right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclination
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The mines also generate mountains of hazardous waste, stored behind dams that have a terrifying tendency to fail.Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
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The tendency to ignore the intersection of race, ethnicity, gender and age has potentially obscured essential differences in how health is maintained and undermines efforts to eliminate health disparities.Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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New in this generation is tilt detection, which makes the pen strokes for aspiring artists a bit more natural.Ben Sin, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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There’s been a lot of hand-wringing over New York City’s tilt toward Trump in November.John Surico, Curbed, 26 Nov. 2024
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Interest Rates Rates, through September, were on a steep downward slope, as expectations were for the Fed to rapidly back off its uber-restrictive policy.Robert Barone, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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The slope of the hill provided good drainage, and the windfall would have kept the worst of the snow off him.Ben East, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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During the early Sixties, Jones also showed his aptitude for making indelible pop singles.Elias Leight, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump has never shown much of an aptitude for the nuances of crypto, but he’s welcomed the industry’s financial support.MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Switching up the incline between 0 and 1 percent every half-mile, or throwing in a few quick one-minute faster surges every once in a while can help break up the monotony without amping up the intensity too much.Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
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That then increased to 76 percent by 2010, before showing a steady incline to 96 percent in the year 2024.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Efficacy of post-market therapeutics and devices to support effective regulatory approvals and reimbursements.Premier Contributor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Consider a digital detox, like unplugging from devices for an hour each evening.Cindy Chia, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The plaid moment caught fans eyes as Swift has had an affinity for the print of late.Jackie Fields, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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These events exude an air of sophistication and rarity, creating a natural affinity with luxury brands and their customers.Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Inclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclination. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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