1
as in tendencies
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
the news media are often accused of having liberal leanings
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2
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
despite what his athletic leanings might suggest, he was actually a very lazy kid
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Recent Examples of leanings
Recent polling of the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races signals red flags for Republicans, who are hoping to eke out victories in November despite both states' Democratic leanings.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Without active practice relating in new ways to one another, team members’ mere understanding of each others’ preferences and leanings is rarely effective.
—Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
My dad was a California Buddhist with Sufist leanings.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Perhaps their leftward leanings lead them, like Tolstoy, to downplay the ability of individuals to alter their own fates.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Without active practice relating in new ways to one another, team members’ mere understanding of each others’ preferences and leanings is rarely effective.
—Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
My dad was a California Buddhist with Sufist leanings.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Perhaps their leftward leanings lead them, like Tolstoy, to downplay the ability of individuals to alter their own fates.
—Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leanings
Noun
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Those prompts might serve to reduce the AI’s default tendencies and keep the AI from going down rabbit holes with the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Dennis is often seen playing it as a way of acting out his manipulative tendencies toward actual human beings, and Dennis and Roman also go to a Hollywood party as Sims.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the corrupt scheme was well documented journalistically and much of the evidence is indicative, ultimately Argentina's Judiciary followed its political inclinations all the way to the top.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The artist’s ability to straddle the line between tomboy inclinations and ultra-glam moments is what has always attracted me to her style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
20 Aug. 2025
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In a recent report from weight loss management platform Levity, cities were ranked by Google search trends for the medications based on how interested residents were in the drugs.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Khaite designer Catherine Holstein’s vision has always been less about trends and more about attitude, which comes through in the clothes that feel confident, modern, and a little undone in the most New York way possible.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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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Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Calving can be caused by various physical processes, including melting as a result of the the glacier meeting the relatively warm lagoon water, as well as stress from tides and waves, Dugan-Knight noted.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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Humans are, after all, 60% water—and the moon controls the tides.—
Taylor Grothe,
Parents,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s has been a lot of innuendo; talk of wrong directions and disharmony.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Follow the directions on the seed package for spacing and planting depth.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Leanings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leanings. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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