as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
showed artistic proclivities at an early age
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Recent Examples of proclivity
Prince George may have inherited a double dose of artistic proclivities from his mother Kate Middleton and grandfather King Charles.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
My proclivity to shop is surprising to no one, least of all me, but what was surprising was that I had been influenced by a TV show that is, on its face, about the sweaty, masculine, occasionally gaudy world of professional basketball.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Chelsea’s head coach is famously more of a chess man and this personal proclivity informs his view of how his football team should play.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Another noted fan of the look is Pharrell Williams, whose proclivity for the retro pants has made its way into his Louis Vuitton menswear.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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Janine Henni, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
My proclivity to shop is surprising to no one, least of all me, but what was surprising was that I had been influenced by a TV show that is, on its face, about the sweaty, masculine, occasionally gaudy world of professional basketball.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
Chelsea’s head coach is famously more of a chess man and this personal proclivity informs his view of how his football team should play.
—Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Another noted fan of the look is Pharrell Williams, whose proclivity for the retro pants has made its way into his Louis Vuitton menswear.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclivity
Noun
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Traveling East might have been an appropriate tendency for early humans living in what is now Europe near the end of the Ice Age.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Home Bias As mentioned before, home bias is the tendency to over-invest in your home country.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Stolarz’s inclination to shout instructions at teammates on the ice, often with serious levels of hostility in the name of competition, comes to him naturally.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Tariffs are designed for a combination of reasons, including protecting domestic markets; inviting foreign investment; and becoming more effective using capabilities, inclinations, and talents in other parts of the world.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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His and Hubbard's distinct approaches underscore the region’s aptitude for versatility.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
24 Mar. 2025
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According to the archaeologists, the transition from stone to bone was a feat of abstract thinking, requiring an aptitude in toolmaking and an appreciation that the knapping techniques that worked on one material would also work on another.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
5 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
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Seaside Park was known for many years as the site of the Gathering of the Vibes festivals, which had an affinity for the sounds and culture of the Grateful Dead.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
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Characterized by: Increasing ability and increasing affinity.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Proclivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclivity. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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