1
as in ways
an established pattern of behavior
a tendency to drop things a tendency to make snap judgments
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2
as in trends
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
we'll be seeing a tendency for skirt lengths to get shorter this coming season
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as in inclinations
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a youth with a natural tendency toward arts and crafts instead of sports
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Recent Examples of tendencies
The music business’ macho and misogynistic tendencies had reached a peak in 1987.
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Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
By layering indicators such as travel habits, purchase footprints, and neighborhood retail tendencies, Vado builds rooftop-level consumer profiles that may help advertisers identify areas with promising engagement patterns.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
How to get over puffer-fishing tendencies Eliminating this behavior completely isn’t the goal.
—Cassie Hurwitz, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Alabama played against its tendencies in beating Rhode Island 68-55 in the first round.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Once balanced between East and West, Finland is now poised between the relative certainties of an old order and the chaotic tendencies of whatever is now emerging.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Like most of us, FIG shed its more rebellious tendencies over time.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
And yet, despite the season-long tendencies and the in-game results, Rivers chose to close with Sims for the final 17 minutes against Utah.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Thus far, the NFL’s expansionist tendencies haven’t proven to be a burden on fans, as evidenced by last season’s near-record ratings.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
By layering indicators such as travel habits, purchase footprints, and neighborhood retail tendencies, Vado builds rooftop-level consumer profiles that may help advertisers identify areas with promising engagement patterns.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
How to get over puffer-fishing tendencies Eliminating this behavior completely isn’t the goal.
—Cassie Hurwitz, SELF, 24 Mar. 2026
Alabama played against its tendencies in beating Rhode Island 68-55 in the first round.
—ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026
Once balanced between East and West, Finland is now poised between the relative certainties of an old order and the chaotic tendencies of whatever is now emerging.
—Liam Denning, Bloomberg, 12 Mar. 2026
Like most of us, FIG shed its more rebellious tendencies over time.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
And yet, despite the season-long tendencies and the in-game results, Rivers chose to close with Sims for the final 17 minutes against Utah.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Thus far, the NFL’s expansionist tendencies haven’t proven to be a burden on fans, as evidenced by last season’s near-record ratings.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tendencies
Noun
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In the most complimentary of ways, the Hornets’ first-half outburst wasn’t all that special at all.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Set the scene Stepping into the hip, urban Nhow Roma feels like a sensory overload in the best of ways.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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That would flip two trends — growing footprints and skyrocketing prices — in one piece of legislation.—
Mark Dee
March 28,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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Stacey Lastoe is a freelance journalist covering wellness and luxury travel, food and drink, hotels, travel trends and news, and more.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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This is the standard for ramp inclinations that are usable for most people, especially wheelchair users.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Baltic Sea lacks strong tides that could have freed the whale.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But by March 2018, the tides had clearly shifted; although Republican midterm primary voters only saw slight decreases from 2014, Democrats surged from just 10,500 votes in the 2014 governor primary to nearly 60,000, a rise that was seen down ballot as well.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.—
GRACIA LIU-FARRER,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Nov. 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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The robot is expected to help visitors navigate the airport more easily by providing directions, terminal updates, and travel information in multiple languages.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Both players looked their parts in position drills, moving in spacing and changing directions.—
Mike Kaye
March 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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Players have to create teams that exploit a boss’ weakness in order to defeat them, and that means building up characters that have the right elemental affinities.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The driving rock guitars and layered vocal textures recall TV on the Radio’s experimentation, and Galanin shares certain vocal and political affinities with Moses Sumney.—
Petala Ironcloud,
Pitchfork,
20 Jan. 2026
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As a result, the franchise is caught between the competing impulses to preserve its legacy as a romantic ideal and to modernize itself for an audience that no longer believes in that mirage — resulting, most recently, in a casting that was doomed to fail on all fronts.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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However, emotional impulses to act are not enough to justify war.—
Dr. Michael Good,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tendencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tendencies. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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