as in to like
to show partiality toward
I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight—we got pepperoni the last three times
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lean (toward or towards)
Verb
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Others didn't like the new vampire elements, like sparkly skin.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025 -
There are no trailers on the Taylor Swift YouTube channel and there are only stills posted on Instagram with over 20M likes from 282M followers.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
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Half the league’s stadiums use turf, despite NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell saying that 92% of the league’s players prefer grass.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Ramírez urged Rocchio to seek out the hard stuff and to treat the cutter like a fastball, not a slider, which is what the pitcher prefers.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jackson, who often favors gothic glamour and punk rock style, accessorized with a mini Ryder bag from the British fashion house.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gen Z is the only age group in Spain that favors thematic channels over general programming.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Lean (toward or towards).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lean%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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