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
Jude told me that his predilection for montage was influenced by Sergei Eisenstein, the Russian director.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
And Americans’ predilection for nepo candidates doesn’t necessarily hold during periods of antiestablishment frustration.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Should baseball ever overcome its predilection for stuffing old men into polyester double-knits, the reversal would feel like a great loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Peggy isn’t panicked by her son’s alpha-male predilections.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
And Americans’ predilection for nepo candidates doesn’t necessarily hold during periods of antiestablishment frustration.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
Should baseball ever overcome its predilection for stuffing old men into polyester double-knits, the reversal would feel like a great loss.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Peggy isn’t panicked by her son’s alpha-male predilections.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for predilection
Recent Examples of Synonyms for predilection
Noun
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There's generally a tendency for organizations to focus too much on measuring or tracking input or activity, as opposed to output.—
Kristina Rex,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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His playoff history and tendency to let up weak goals do raise some red flags.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The inclination is not to pay, according to Alisha Rayner, the city’s director of operations and communications.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Learning about her aptitude for difficult conversations, a counselor directed her toward social work instead.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Murray-Boyles separates himself with his defensive aptitude, though.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sometimes the batteries on the trackers would run low, and McGovern’s team would need to remove and recharge the devices, before surreptitiously replacing them.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.—
Evan Johnson,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There have been other touch points, like the affinity some Task Force officers have for the Punisher logo, that crosses from the fictional into reality.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Kubiak also has an affinity for bigger formations.—
Sam Warren,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Noun
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In the greater public, a dangerous, inchoate rage directed at Barack Obama persists alongside the widespread affection for him.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The reunion at the festival served as a reminder of just how much affection remains for the film all these years later.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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“Predilection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predilection. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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