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)
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But a horse who likes to hang behind and make a late push won’t want to get trapped against the railing.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025 -
That sounds ominously like a plan to sue cities and states over laws, like Florida’s ban on rifle sales to people under 21, that the gun lobby doesn’t like.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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Regular vacations are essential for recharging, and many professionals prefer the warmer, longer days of summer to take a break.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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As Americans confront the realities of longer life expectancies, a growing share would prefer not to see their 100th birthday.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Foster has long favored playing wounded, sometimes feral characters whose violent tempers and outsized personalities have shone through the actor’s own imposing physical presence.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
9 May 2025
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These types of clever retorts seem to favor the male side of my family.—
Elana Rabinowitz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 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 21 May. 2025.
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