1
as in tendencies
an established pattern of behavior
the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations
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2
as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a neighbor who has an unfortunate propensity for snooping
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Noun
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Those prompts might serve to reduce the AI’s default tendencies and keep the AI from going down rabbit holes with the person.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025 -
Dennis is often seen playing it as a way of acting out his manipulative tendencies toward actual human beings, and Dennis and Roman also go to a Hollywood party as Sims.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
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While the corrupt scheme was well documented journalistically and much of the evidence is indicative, ultimately Argentina's Judiciary followed its political inclinations all the way to the top.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The artist’s ability to straddle the line between tomboy inclinations and ultra-glam moments is what has always attracted me to her style.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the charming aspects of following foreign football is realising that certain concepts are expressed in different ways to how it’s done in your own country.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Naperville has also been testing ways to keep food out of landfills, drawing inspiration from an already existing plan with waste and recycling contractor Groot Industries.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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More money is apt to make homeschooling worse and far less tailored to the individual student and their interests and aptitudes by encouraging parents to substitute pricey group programs for the requisite effort of individualized instruction.—
Marie Sapirie,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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Students are sorted into these houses based on their personalities and magical aptitudes.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Propensities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propensities. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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