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as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
her natural inclination to help people in need
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as in slope
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 inclination
An overwhelming victory would have fed into Modi’s growing authoritarian inclinations, which were on display this year as the Indian government attacked critics at home and abroad — including in the US.
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
While the natural inclination may be to retreat into silos, to focus on what is within our immediate control, or to compete for limited resources, the challenges of the Intelligent Age cannot be solved in isolation.
—Klaus Schwab, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
But Evans argues that, to the contrary, few Germans truly shared such inclinations.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The three aides, who were also at Thursday's meeting, had reinforced Biden's pro-labor inclinations over months, said people familiar with the matter.
—Ellen Nakashima, arkansasonline.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Bryan Walsh, Vox, 30 Dec. 2024
While the natural inclination may be to retreat into silos, to focus on what is within our immediate control, or to compete for limited resources, the challenges of the Intelligent Age cannot be solved in isolation.
—Klaus Schwab, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
But Evans argues that, to the contrary, few Germans truly shared such inclinations.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The three aides, who were also at Thursday's meeting, had reinforced Biden's pro-labor inclinations over months, said people familiar with the matter.
—Ellen Nakashima, arkansasonline.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inclination
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There is an uncomfortable tendency in tennis to give male coaching teams the credit for their player’s success.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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So while the outcry over the severity of McDavid’s suspension may seem excessive to hockey fans outside Oil Country, the numbers suggest that the faithful do have a legitimate grievance about the officials’ tendency to look the other way.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The camera assembly uses a motorized mount that gives you 360 degrees of horizontal panning and 120 degrees of vertical tilt.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
21 Jan. 2025
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Although United have not dominated possession or the attacking third (see field tilt in the table below), their standout statistic this season, as shown below, has been their high pressing intensity.—
Charlotte Harpur,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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And for a pick-me-up before or after the slopes, the Double Blacks cafe on the lower level serves espresso drinks, spiced ciders, fresh croissants, and small bites.—
Denny Lee,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Jan. 2025
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The slope from Jigsaw to the field, located at the base of Will Rogers State Park, was a mile long, and each of the 54 horses had to be led individually.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
27 Jan. 2025
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Notre Dame’s Marcus Freeman became the first Black coach to reach the championship game, an overdue development reflective of circumstances, opportunity and Freeman’s own aptitude.—
Jon Wilner,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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This soldier’s already showing plenty of aptitude for the spy lifestyle.—
Andy Andersen,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2024
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There are about 70 structures scattered along the area, some of which are located on steep inclines on the bank of the Fox River.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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How fast can your treadmill adjust from 1.5 speed at 1.0 incline to 3.5 speed at 8.0 incline?—
Kells McPhillips,
SELF,
11 Oct. 2024
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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United fans have long had an affinity for Argentine players, dating back to the treatment of David Beckham upon his return from the 1998 World Cup, drawn from an antipathy towards England’s national team among the club’s match-going support.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Americans' nuanced attitudes toward birthright citizenship Trump won the presidency thanks in part to voters' affinity to Trump's more restrictionist views on immigration, which loomed pretty consistently as the second-most salient issue in the 2024 election after the economy.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Inclination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclination. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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