as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
a young lad with a predilection for telling tall tales
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Recent Examples of predilection
Those who grew up watching sports like football and baseball were more likely to fall into a 20th-century sport mindset—with a predilection for sweaty, old-school physical contests.
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
More recently, Anderson has opted for lower-key hairstyles that mirror her current makeup-free predilection, but a special night like the Screen Actors Guild Awards calls for a special break from both yesterday’s and today's norms.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
This is a role without precedent, for which judges are poorly equipped and apt to fall back on their ideological predilections.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Ardently following Trump can mean caring, suddenly, about all his particular predilections and mounting a fight against the enemy wherever possible — in product boycotts or on street corners, on social media or in NASCAR chants, in school board meetings or at election sites.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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John Cairney, Sportico.com, 27 Feb. 2025
More recently, Anderson has opted for lower-key hairstyles that mirror her current makeup-free predilection, but a special night like the Screen Actors Guild Awards calls for a special break from both yesterday’s and today's norms.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
This is a role without precedent, for which judges are poorly equipped and apt to fall back on their ideological predilections.
—The Editors, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
Ardently following Trump can mean caring, suddenly, about all his particular predilections and mounting a fight against the enemy wherever possible — in product boycotts or on street corners, on social media or in NASCAR chants, in school board meetings or at election sites.
—Ross Barkan, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for predilection
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
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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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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
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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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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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But her New Balance sneaker line is a source of special affection.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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According to his pet profile, Milo is a people-loving dog and adores receiving tons of affection.—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Predilection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/predilection. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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