as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
showed artistic proclivities at an early age
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Recent Examples of proclivity
That seat at the table provides her unique access to observe the strategic decisions by and the personal proclivities of Facebook’s C-suite of players.
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The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Gilbert has always made hay from her own blind spots and ludicrous proclivities.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Ronaldo also has a proclivity for bling.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
Existing alcohol biosensors are used primarily by the criminal justice system to monitor people with a proclivity for driving under the influence.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
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The Know, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Gilbert has always made hay from her own blind spots and ludicrous proclivities.
—Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Ronaldo also has a proclivity for bling.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
Existing alcohol biosensors are used primarily by the criminal justice system to monitor people with a proclivity for driving under the influence.
—Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclivity
Noun
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Now the Dark Knight has always had some distinctly authoritarian tendencies baked into his tactics and mythology, as a Christopher Nolan movie or three made pretty clear.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
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Unfortunately, the songs have a tendency to drift towards a very similar sound, which stands out in the context of a project where everything else is so imaginative.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The inclination to avoid that threshold already impacted Denver’s decision not to sign a rookie contract extension with Peyton Watson last month.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lin—whose early career at Zappos and mathematical inclinations molded him into an early backer of companies like Airbnb and DoorDash—has been at Sequoia since 2010.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This aptitude for song and dance, combined with some friend-of-a-friend magic, was enough to get Taylor an audience with two people who would change her life.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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Mount’s defensive aptitude proved important in keeping United compact throughout, regularly dropping into vacant spaces to slow down any nascent attacks.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Since launching in 2012, Candy Crush Saga has remained one of the most popular games on mobile devices, accruing millions of daily players.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
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On the hardware side over 10+ million devices have been built around a recovery phrase by default, entrenching a market expectation in which seed phrases are the go-to recovery method, even as some vendors add alternatives.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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This cultural affinity for scent attracted more than 100 niche perfume houses, double the size of 2024’s fair.—
Ritu Upadhyay,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Talley, who by his own efforts pushed himself from his roots in Durham, North Carolina, to New York City and Paris, had a magnetic passion for clothing and an affinity for designers.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Proclivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclivity. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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