1
as in ways
an established pattern of behavior
a tendency to drop things a tendency to make snap judgments
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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
Those prompts might serve to reduce the AI’s default tendencies and keep the AI from going down rabbit holes with the person.
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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
New head coach Ben Johnson needs to reel in Caleb Williams' hero-ball tendencies.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Hastings says that the move to Miami will enable the festival to reach a true plurality of Latin demographics, avoiding the regional tendencies of both Southern California, where Mexican and Central American nationalities dominate culturally, and New York, which favors Caribbeans.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Conscientiousness is generally associated with tendencies to be careful, disciplined, persistent and dependable.
—Rachel Greszler, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Even the smallest tendencies get sniffed out quickly.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
From genetic junk to evolutionary driver Despite their chaotic tendencies, LINE-1 elements have made significant contributions to reshaping the human genome.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Much like the lawman drowning his sorrows in alcohol, a robber named Robbie with Robin Hood-like tendencies may trigger some knee-jerk skepticism from viewers wary of reductive tropes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
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
New head coach Ben Johnson needs to reel in Caleb Williams' hero-ball tendencies.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
Hastings says that the move to Miami will enable the festival to reach a true plurality of Latin demographics, avoiding the regional tendencies of both Southern California, where Mexican and Central American nationalities dominate culturally, and New York, which favors Caribbeans.
—Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
Conscientiousness is generally associated with tendencies to be careful, disciplined, persistent and dependable.
—Rachel Greszler, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
Even the smallest tendencies get sniffed out quickly.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
From genetic junk to evolutionary driver Despite their chaotic tendencies, LINE-1 elements have made significant contributions to reshaping the human genome.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
Much like the lawman drowning his sorrows in alcohol, a robber named Robbie with Robin Hood-like tendencies may trigger some knee-jerk skepticism from viewers wary of reductive tropes.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tendencies
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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This initial forecast by Deloitte is based on economic calculations and does not reflect consumer trends or consumer expectations about holiday spending plans.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Mearns quail are less inclined to call, leaving biologists to infer trends in their population from wings that hunters voluntarily leave in barrels set out at popular hunting areas.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
9 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
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Thanks to this description of the relationships between these elements, Newton was able to explain a number of phenomena, such as the shape of the planets’ orbits, how the Moon causes the Earth’s tides, and why comets appear and disappear from the sky.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Sep. 2025
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Usually, there’s one day where tides are the highest, and tides slowly build up — and then back down — from that peak.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
9 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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As aviation grapples with its environmental footprint, leaders like Barberot demonstrate that sustainability advances often come from unexpected directions.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Framework stresses that, without policy actions, strategic plans risk moving in different directions, lose coherence or fall away.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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The issue is that if the impulses behind these choices are recognizable in theory, the characters themselves are broad to the point of abstraction.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Research suggests that those unable to regulate their media use struggle with cognitive control, such as less control over their impulses and greater distractibility.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The new film from the husband-and-lesbian-wife duo Ethan Coen and Tricia Cooke features Margaret Qualley playing gay (again) as the titular detective Honey, with Aubrey Plaza co-starring as a gruff cop who is the object of her affections.—
James Factora,
Them.,
21 Aug. 2025
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He was considered a front runner during the season for Windey’s affections, however, things didn't work out.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Tendencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tendencies. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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