as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales
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Recent Examples of predilection
Instead, the predilection to keep to a certain set of words is presumably to make life easier for readers.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
His tire warm-up work on Mercedes’ cool-weather predilection sent him to Las Vegas glory.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
In All of this makes Fort Lauderdale’s current bullishness even more exceptional because the forces underpinning it aren’t being driven by Florida’s frequent predilection for opportunism and myopia.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The first idea merged his predilection for movement across landscapes with the autobiographical.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
His tire warm-up work on Mercedes’ cool-weather predilection sent him to Las Vegas glory.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 June 2025
In All of this makes Fort Lauderdale’s current bullishness even more exceptional because the forces underpinning it aren’t being driven by Florida’s frequent predilection for opportunism and myopia.
—Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The first idea merged his predilection for movement across landscapes with the autobiographical.
—Alex Vernon
may 27, Literary Hub, 27 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for predilection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predilection
Noun
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Attachment styles are simply ways to understand one’s tendencies in a relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Soccer’s authorities have a tendency to dismiss, or at least appear to dismiss, the women’s game.—
Julia Andersen,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Our inclination might be to freeze event planning and ride out the storm, but history shows that innovation thrives in adversity.—
Shawn Pierce,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket arced downrange over the Atlantic Ocean, heading northeast to place its payload into the Kuiper constellation at an inclination of 51.9 degrees to the equator.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
16 July 2025
Noun
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These include improvisational problem-solving, risk aptitude, systems thinking, interoperability facilitation, and cognitive orchestration.—
Trond Arne Undheim,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The public incorrectly values charisma over aptitude, and Janet is Al Gore.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
Noun
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However, instead of removing the minerals from the water, these devices make the minerals soluble in the water.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
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However, these incidents underscore the importance of regularly updating your devices to stay protected against evolving threats.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The scene ends in front of a doughnut shop, which, of course, alludes to the cliché that all police officers have an affinity for doughnuts.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Episode 3 will feature Tomlinson as Tom, who lives in a group home and has an affinity for the spy genre.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The object of her affection eventually vanishes into the depths of another subway car, and Roan is seen clinging to the lengths of said green hair, still figuring out how to let go.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
1 Aug. 2025
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Cut to 31 years later … Nobody could accuse director Akiva Schaffer (who, like ZAZ, hails from a comedy trio, The Lonely Island) and his co-writers or producer Seth MacFarlane of lacking affection for the material.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 July 2025
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“Predilection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predilection. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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