1
as in tendency
an established pattern of behavior
the criminal propensities of the family extended over several generations
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2
as in inclination
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a neighbor who has an unfortunate propensity for snooping
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Recent Examples of propensity
Plus, as my Yale colleague John Morley wrote in the Wall Street Journal, the firms that quickly settled had much larger corporate transaction practices, with a higher propensity of flight risk, than those firms that have larger litigation practices.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The Realpolitik driving the Trump administration’s trade and tariff posturing is informed by a containment doctrine to mitigate the propensity for Chinese manufacturing and exports to undercut U.S. and North American heavy industry.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The studies have also not factored in creatine’s propensity to cause water retention.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Here’s how that can add to the propensity to be led toward an addiction of one kind or another, assuming the AI is taking you in that direction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
The Realpolitik driving the Trump administration’s trade and tariff posturing is informed by a containment doctrine to mitigate the propensity for Chinese manufacturing and exports to undercut U.S. and North American heavy industry.
—Jason Schenker, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The studies have also not factored in creatine’s propensity to cause water retention.
—New Atlas, 20 Mar. 2025
Here’s how that can add to the propensity to be led toward an addiction of one kind or another, assuming the AI is taking you in that direction.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propensity
Noun
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Their nastiness and tendency to cross the line showed up a couple of hours earlier.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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Providing learning opportunities to help team members understand their natural tendencies and work styles, along with facilitated workshops, can support trust-building and foster more effective collaboration and a thriving culture.—
Kerri Sutey,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Because some teams, roles and individuals may have natural aptitudes for different setups.—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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And that team happens to desperately need a player like Luka, with not just great basketball aptitude but with presence and personality – star power!—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
6 Mar. 2025
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Efficient energy storage is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon economy, which can impact everything from grid-scale energy storage to electric vehicles and portable devices.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2025
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This vulnerability resides in WebKit, the open-source browser engine that powers Safari, Mail, App Store and other apps on Apple devices.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Preacher Boy shows off his heavenly voice and affinity for jazz music, but his father, an actual preacher, rebukes the genre as the devil’s music, like most good Christians did back then.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Search results that factor in individual shopper preferences – such as brand affinity, size, fit, price range, and past purchase history – yield double the clickthrough rate of less personalized results.—
Andrea Wasserman,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Propensity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propensity. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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