as in tendencies
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
always had an affinity for nurturing living things
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Recent Examples of affinities
In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Spanish society has always had a relatively high tolerance for Latin American immigrants, who speak the local language and share certain cultural affinities.
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Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Squarcialupi said the time is now ripe for the brand to cross borders, toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries that have affinities with Italy.
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Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Some souls simply have affinities with others, as Margaret is about to learn.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
While tons of beauty professionals have ties, affinities, and contractual obligations with designer brands, many swear by drugstore or equally accessible products to get their clients star-worthy outcomes.
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Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
11 May 2026
Its formal and ontological affinities with dysfunction, fragmentation, and violence would seem to render that debt proverbial to the point of cliché.
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Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Today, costly and time-consuming coachbuilding acts as a mirror for the owner’s personal style and affinities, all the while displaying the status of having formed such a close connection with a brand that you’re invited to commission something singular.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
The concrete structure’s open layout encourages meandering discovery, with works chosen to reveal new affinities and connections across cultures and centuries.
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Leah Ollman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Spanish society has always had a relatively high tolerance for Latin American immigrants, who speak the local language and share certain cultural affinities.
—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Squarcialupi said the time is now ripe for the brand to cross borders, toward Spain and other Mediterranean countries that have affinities with Italy.
—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
Some souls simply have affinities with others, as Margaret is about to learn.
—
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
While tons of beauty professionals have ties, affinities, and contractual obligations with designer brands, many swear by drugstore or equally accessible products to get their clients star-worthy outcomes.
—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
11 May 2026
Its formal and ontological affinities with dysfunction, fragmentation, and violence would seem to render that debt proverbial to the point of cliché.
—
Ara H. Merjian,
ARTnews.com,
16 Apr. 2026
Today, costly and time-consuming coachbuilding acts as a mirror for the owner’s personal style and affinities, all the while displaying the status of having formed such a close connection with a brand that you’re invited to commission something singular.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
The concrete structure’s open layout encourages meandering discovery, with works chosen to reveal new affinities and connections across cultures and centuries.
—
Leah Ollman,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for affinities
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The same tendencies people are routinely told to correct are, in moderate form, closely tied to a busier, more exploratory style of thinking than most self-improvement advice accounts for.
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Plath shows up in Dederer’s book about (mostly) men who make great art and live monstrous lives (and what to do with them), but only as a woman who turns her violent tendencies against herself.
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Getty Choosing a college major has always been a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries.
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There were inclinations to not fully believe in their capabilities against Argentina.
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For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.
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This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.
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Progressives see the success of democratic socialist candidates as a recipe to win the affections of voters across the country.
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While waiting for a table, Fik explained his affections for the film.
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“Affinities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/affinities. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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