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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
Bring the shirt around your head a la pal Hailey Bieber’s babushka scarf inclinations.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
This inclination for the Middle Ages could be related to the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Tariffs are designed for a combination of reasons, including protecting domestic markets; inviting foreign investment; and becoming more effective using capabilities, inclinations, and talents in other parts of the world.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Apr. 2025
This inclination for the Middle Ages could be related to the fifth anniversary of the COVID pandemic.
—Vogue, 8 Apr. 2025
Tariffs are designed for a combination of reasons, including protecting domestic markets; inviting foreign investment; and becoming more effective using capabilities, inclinations, and talents in other parts of the world.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclination
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Providing learning opportunities to help team members understand their natural tendencies and work styles, along with facilitated workshops, can support trust-building and foster more effective collaboration and a thriving culture.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Their nastiness and tendency to cross the line showed up a couple of hours earlier.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Martin: Turning to some specific conflicts, there are European leaders, both publicly and privately, that have expressed some shock at what seems to be an American tilt toward Russia in these negotiations over the war in Ukraine.—
Michel Martin,
NPR,
28 Apr. 2025
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The tilt towards Spanberger may be a product of greater name recognition, Keena said, and with several months to go, the door is open for either candidate.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The proverbial slope from seemingly reasonable uses of these technologies to unconstitutional and unjustifiably speech-suppressive uses is very slippery.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Because some teams, roles and individuals may have natural aptitudes for different setups.—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And that team happens to desperately need a player like Luka, with not just great basketball aptitude but with presence and personality – star power!—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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The resort, however, is on an incline, and the hot springs are at the very top of the hill.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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An investigation determined that the injuries occurred after the victim had parked a red 2006 Kia Sedona on an incline on the northbound side of Lyric Lane.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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In an unprecedented move, our public schools handed out hundreds of thousands of devices to help more than 1 million students continue to safely learn online with their teachers and classmates.—
Dr. Mitchell Katz,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Efficient energy storage is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon economy, which can impact everything from grid-scale energy storage to electric vehicles and portable devices.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Search results that factor in individual shopper preferences – such as brand affinity, size, fit, price range, and past purchase history – yield double the clickthrough rate of less personalized results.—
Andrea Wasserman,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Inclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclination. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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