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as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
her natural inclination to help people in need
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as in inclines
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the inclination of the hill is gentle, so walking up it isn't too bad
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Recent Examples of inclinations
Walker Wear was bred from these inclinations–and its take-off was historic.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
For fashion cognoscenti this is a refreshing departure from quiet luxury inclinations–and and overdue return into the arms of maximalism.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Irregular moons typically follow distant and retrograde (backwards) orbits and have greater inclinations (related to the tilt of an orbit).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
The high school graduate opted to pivot away from her scientific inclinations.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
His subsequent denials of Nazi inclinations were not altogether convincing.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Kamara leaned onto these inclinations for the FW25 collection.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
For fashion cognoscenti this is a refreshing departure from quiet luxury inclinations–and and overdue return into the arms of maximalism.
—Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Irregular moons typically follow distant and retrograde (backwards) orbits and have greater inclinations (related to the tilt of an orbit).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2025
The high school graduate opted to pivot away from her scientific inclinations.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
His subsequent denials of Nazi inclinations were not altogether convincing.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Kamara leaned onto these inclinations for the FW25 collection.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.
—Quanta Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclinations
Noun
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But his theory seemed to mirror the temperament of Deng, who, for all his reformist tendencies, was a ruthless apparatchik.—
Chang Che,
The New Yorker,
21 Dec. 2024
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This could potentially wear them out, disperse their argumentative bluster, and might even open their eyes to their woefully over-the-top arguing tendencies.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Mocha mousse tips, combined with a sheer or nude base, are the definition of minimalism with a modern twist.—
Sofía Esquivel,
Glamour,
26 Dec. 2024
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Not having to go to a bank or ATM to get cash tips the scale in favor of cards.—
Rick Watkin,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Together, Johnson and León offer an intense rendering of this song praising a passionate lover whose affections are worth the heartbreaking pain that ultimately follows.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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Gambon plays a mobster who takes over a restaurant while his wife’s affections wander elsewhere.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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If convicted, Mangione will have solidified a fateful decision to give in to murderous impulses and thrown away a promising future, totally ruining his own life.—
Baltimore Sun Editorial Board,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Mar. 2025
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Funny how impulses come and go.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Inclinations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclinations. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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