as in tendency
an established pattern of behavior
the quarterback's proneness to injury has prompted team owners to offer him less lucrative terms on his new contract
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Recent Examples of proneness
Both Max’s debut LP, Heaven & Hell, and her sophomore album, Diamonds and Dancefloors, were pushed back for release because of leaks, and Max has addressed her music’s proneness to making its way online before release in the past.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proneness
tendency
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The brewery’s ball pit is meant to be an incisive commentary on our generation’s tendency to enjoy the trappings of adulthood—such as consuming alcohol—without fully committing to the responsibilities that are supposed to come with them, such as parenthood.—
Eddie Small,
New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s economic management combines two theoretically incompatible tendencies.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Proneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proneness. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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