1
as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a person with an unfortunate partiality for jumping to conclusions
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2
as in likings
positive regard for something
a partiality toward outdoor sports of all kinds
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for partialities
Noun
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Trump supporters may cheer his America First rhetoric, but the Republican president is showing far more globalist tendencies one year into his second term.—
Steve Peoples,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026 -
And these tendencies collided with an unprecedented growth in accessible data.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is the standard for ramp inclinations that are usable for most people, especially wheelchair users.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Thankfully, no nighttime cookies or chocolates await kids to destroy little appetites, and their folks’ patience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
20 Feb. 2026
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Green has asked Winzinger to conduct cooking demonstrations in class, hoping to whet students’ appetites with dishes like chicken mushroom Alfredo and mushroom soup.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The idea came up again during the expansion of higher education in the 1990s, and at one time or another it has been backed by the likes of Gordon Brown and Vince Cable.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
1 Mar. 2026
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The recent Nor’easter that unleashed a blast of winter fury the likes of which hasn’t been seen in Connecticut for more than a decade, dumped as much as 30 inches of snow and whipped up a blizzard in some parts of the state.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Athletic Club Oakland was a haven for sports-lovers of all affinities.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
11 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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Alienation of affections was largely recognized in the 1800s as a tort for when a female spouse was whisked away from her husband by a third party.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
16 Jan. 2026
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But anyone willing to consider the thicket of fears, affections and recriminations that grows through the cracks of a long relationship will find in these pages an almost unbearable tenderness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Partialities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partialities. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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