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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
The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
There is a natural inclination to assume some sniffiness in Brazil about English teams outside the biggest six or seven, typified recently by comments from Gabriel Barbosa, the former national team striker.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Ramírez attended the Liceo Fermín Toro, a public school with a reputation for revolutionary politics and catering to high-society families of slightly bohemian inclinations.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But industry must adopt innovation that preserves nuance, predictive maintenance inclinations, and incident-specific experience only possible from years of hands-on work.
—Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2026
There is a natural inclination to assume some sniffiness in Brazil about English teams outside the biggest six or seven, typified recently by comments from Gabriel Barbosa, the former national team striker.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Ramírez attended the Liceo Fermín Toro, a public school with a reputation for revolutionary politics and catering to high-society families of slightly bohemian inclinations.
—Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
But industry must adopt innovation that preserves nuance, predictive maintenance inclinations, and incident-specific experience only possible from years of hands-on work.
—Kriti Sharma, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inclination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclination
Noun
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To tap into each other’s tendencies, to establish chemistry as pick-and-roll partners.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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One of their experiments, using GPT-5, examined how the chatbot would behave in a new chat session after a user submitted text classified as supporting left- or right-wing authoritarian tendencies.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
23 Jan. 2026
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Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Attendees last year noted a tilt away from Western economies and businesses.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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But recreational skiers coming to Bormio will have no problem accessing less challenging terrain, with 23 of the resort’s 30 slopes falling into the blue or red categories (beginner or intermediate) and 7 pistes classified as black for expert skiiers.—
Catherine Sabino,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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By the third lesson we were deemed capable of navigating the Proclou, a magical 3km blue run with wide sweeping slopes through the forest.—
Jaymi McCann,
TheWeek,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Broncos expect Stidham to play well given his mental aptitude, preparation and personality.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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Woodall plays a talented piano tuner whose meticulous skills for tuning pianos lead him to discover an unexpected aptitude for cracking safes, turning his life upside down.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
14 Jan. 2026
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Our tester was also impressed by how quiet the machine was while increasing its incline.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
4 Jan. 2026
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Lows were in the upper 40s, but temperatures will be on the incline throughout the day, topping out in the low 60s.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Benjamin Moore Cinnamon Slate 2113-40 Designer Susan Jamieson has an affinity for muted tones with a bit of nuance, like Cinnamon Slate by Benjamin Moore.—
Tessa Cooper,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2026
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George Saunders has an affinity for ghosts.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Inclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclination. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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