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as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
her natural inclination to help people in need
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as in inclines
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 inclinations
Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The trick is to select a paint color that is calming and neutral enough so as not to be too visually demanding, while also speaking to your personal style and color inclinations.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 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
This time around, the cuisine will focus on Laura’s roots, offering up dishes that show off Mexico’s culinary inclinations.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2026
His beliefs and artistic inclinations were protean and often contradictory.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Venus forms a conjunction to the sun in Capricorn, highlighting our amorous inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
Water also laps at the edges of the two standout tales, both bravura examples of Langan’s professorial, experimental inclinations.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
The trick is to select a paint color that is calming and neutral enough so as not to be too visually demanding, while also speaking to your personal style and color inclinations.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 19 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
This time around, the cuisine will focus on Laura’s roots, offering up dishes that show off Mexico’s culinary inclinations.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2026
His beliefs and artistic inclinations were protean and often contradictory.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Venus forms a conjunction to the sun in Capricorn, highlighting our amorous inclinations.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 22 Dec. 2025
Water also laps at the edges of the two standout tales, both bravura examples of Langan’s professorial, experimental inclinations.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclinations
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What Don’t Be Dumb does effectively, however, is reestablish Rocky’s auteur-ish tendencies for 2020s hip-hop, drawing throughline between his mixtape days and the raucous, rage-minded sounds that course through much of contemporary rap.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Jan. 2026
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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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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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The Kings will kiss off the Pacific briefly after these two games, but will play five straight intradivision tilts spread across the beginning and end of the Olympic break next month.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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But the car—small, low to the ground, and exceedingly heavy, owing to the ballistic steel and glass—is not suited to a city like Caracas, which is rife with steep inclines and deep potholes, and is best travelled in a four-by-four.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
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Its flexible 3-layer HydroWall shell is completely waterproof and still breathable, with pit zips to release excess heat on steep inclines.—
Annita Katee,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Dec. 2025
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Officials continue to ask for tips or information that could help lead to Nancy Guthrie.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This look is the opposite of those chunky, stark white French tips that defined the early-aughts manicure (and took up nearly half the nail bed).—
Laura Solla,
Glamour,
4 Feb. 2026
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On the ice and the slopes, American athletes will once again be outfitted by Ralph Lauren, but what about everyone else?—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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His return to the slopes was very much a family effort.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The driving rock guitars and layered vocal textures recall TV on the Radio’s experimentation, and Galanin shares certain vocal and political affinities with Moses Sumney.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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China’s global influence is further constrained by weak cultural affinities with other countries.—
Zongyuan Zoe Liu,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Dec. 2025
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It has long been said that the arc of the moral universe bends towards justice.—
David Ostendorf,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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That path through air bends and filters sunlight, scattering blues and letting reds and oranges linger, often creating a razor-thin gradient that stretches thousands of miles along the planet's curve.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Inclinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclinations. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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