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as in inclined
having a tendency to be or act in a certain way
he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress
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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 prone
Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The Nuggets became prone to operating with one-dimensional caution, hesitating to shoot open 3s, immediately looking to return the ball to Jokic in the post and subsequently telegraphing entry passes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
During periods of intense rainfall, the risk of flooding increases, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The Nuggets became prone to operating with one-dimensional caution, hesitating to shoot open 3s, immediately looking to return the ball to Jokic in the post and subsequently telegraphing entry passes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prone
Adjective
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The new rule stipulates that pillows must be firm enough to prevent suffocation and flat enough to prevent the baby’s head and neck from going into an inclined position.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her parents were originally inclined to give her a name whose popularity was heavily influenced by another NBC show.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To his right, where the prostrate body of a dying woman was jostled in the bloody fray.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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On the sheer upper slopes of one of the world's most unforgiving peaks, mountaineers, determined to reach the world's second-highest summit in a record-breaking string of ascents, appear to step over the prostrate body of Muhammad Hassan - a Pakistani porter who later died.—
Eve Sampson,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
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
Adjective
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Set it upright on a flat, hard surface, such as concrete or pavers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, finished the day relatively flat but had jumped as much as 16% earlier as a tech sell-off weighed on sentiment.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Their horizontal flows push magnetic field lines toward the edges of the cells, creating a web of strong magnetic regions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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To make these adorable wine cork place cards, cut a horizontal slit across the top of the wine cork and slide in a place card.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prone. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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