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as in ministers (to)
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as in cares (for)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tends (to)
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During the interview, Chu gravitates again and again toward the story’s emotional weight and startling modernity.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
5 Dec. 2025 -
This group of women generally gravitates toward the industries that have been cut, downsized, or eliminated altogether.—
Jeannette Wade,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Nov. 2025
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The Jets under Engstrand focus on a physical, aggressive style that likes quarterbacks to use a blend of RPOs, zone reads and play-action passes.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fun and flattering style works for all ages, and Manzone likes twisting hair back into a claw clip to keep things super youthful.—
Catharine Malzahn,
InStyle,
8 Jan. 2026
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Like Penn, though, Roversi generally prefers to work in a more familiar and settled space.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
8 Nov. 2025
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Murphy prefers to live in the present.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Collectively, there is less tolerance for stubbornness disguised as conviction, as this transit favors multidimensional thinking and open dialogue.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This mindset naturally favors destinations with a strong culinary identity.—
Jamie Cuccinelli,
Martha Stewart,
5 Jan. 2026
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Gilpin’s elder daughter enjoys watching her mom act, especially during playtime.—
Audrey Schmidt,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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When asked why Stephen King enjoys such singular longevity in pop culture, both siblings pointed to some of the real-life horrors in the world around us as evidence that King has always been ahead of his time.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Tends (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tends%20%28to%29. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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