as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a penchant for sitting by the window and staring moodily off into space
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Recent Examples of penchant
Seth Rogen is known for many things, not the least of which is his penchant for smoking marijuana.
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Dan Heching, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s a lofty position for a holiday cut, though British music lovers are known for their penchant for yuletide tracks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump, in stark contrast, charted a course marked by business ventures of questionable success, reality TV stardom, and a penchant for self-promotion and conspiracy theories.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
And like his old man, Nicholson has a penchant for characters who lean unhinged and dangerous.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
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Dan Heching, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
That’s a lofty position for a holiday cut, though British music lovers are known for their penchant for yuletide tracks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Trump, in stark contrast, charted a course marked by business ventures of questionable success, reality TV stardom, and a penchant for self-promotion and conspiracy theories.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
And like his old man, Nicholson has a penchant for characters who lean unhinged and dangerous.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penchant
Noun
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This inherent human tendency, which already harms people and society in an analog setting, is exacerbated by the circumstances of today's world.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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It's thought that morning people act with more awareness because of their tendency to sleep better and have less fatigue or inattention.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Officials in the Navy recruit heavily at a handful of tech schools, including M.I.T., Georgia Tech, and Carnegie Mellon, to find students with the knowledge and the aptitude to carry out such demanding tasks as operating nuclear reactors on aircraft carriers.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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This is different from notions of strengths and weaknesses, personality, aptitude or things like that.—
Michael B. Horn,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To be sure, grounding our understanding of racial equality in reality will not be enough, but there are some inclinations of hope.—
Michael W. Kraus,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Turner-Smith proves again that her style inclinations are always on point.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The imposing warmth of South Florida proved no match for the affinity keeping them patient.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Do have an affinity for any particular types of birds?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 17-year-old, who goes by Chris, has a knack for electronic systems and computers.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Mar. 2025
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Even so, Australia has a knack for coming out of a ho-hum kind of day nicely, and the team is in second place, three points back from Canada.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Penchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penchant. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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