as in preferred
to be drawn or attracted
He always gravitated to the fantasy section of the bookstore. She tends to gravitate towards people who share her interest in music.
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Recent Examples of gravitated
Maybe Webb would’ve gravitated back to the two-seamer if Ohtani hadn’t generated an anti-gravitational field while hitting one of them 457 feet to center field to start the third inning.
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Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Amid recent bond market volatility, many investors within the ETF market gravitated towards the shortest-term treasuries of all.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Born in Swindon, Wiltshire west of London, Davies originally gravitated towards the drums after finding an old Gene Krupa album.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Ratti’s brand of optimism has always blurred the line between big data and surveillance, and, as a robotics pioneer, he’s also long gravitated toward the post-human, the dream of a world made and managed by machines.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Pro golfers have also gravitated to online platforms, led by Bryson DeChambeau.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Flay gravitated toward slabs with louder and louder veining.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In fairly short order, customers gravitated to the method that made business frictionless.
—Brandon Spear, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Boasting a first-look deal at New Line, the company also has a real interest in comedy, and is thus a natural fit for a studio that has historically gravitated between their genres of choice.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025
Amid recent bond market volatility, many investors within the ETF market gravitated towards the shortest-term treasuries of all.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Born in Swindon, Wiltshire west of London, Davies originally gravitated towards the drums after finding an old Gene Krupa album.
—Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2025
Ratti’s brand of optimism has always blurred the line between big data and surveillance, and, as a robotics pioneer, he’s also long gravitated toward the post-human, the dream of a world made and managed by machines.
—Kate Wagner, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
Pro golfers have also gravitated to online platforms, led by Bryson DeChambeau.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 4 Sep. 2025
But Flay gravitated toward slabs with louder and louder veining.
—Keith Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2025
In fairly short order, customers gravitated to the method that made business frictionless.
—Brandon Spear, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Boasting a first-look deal at New Line, the company also has a real interest in comedy, and is thus a natural fit for a studio that has historically gravitated between their genres of choice.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gravitated
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While some believe misting your houseplants once or twice a day helps create the tropical-rainforest conditions preferred by many plants, Hancock says the payoff might not be worth the effort.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The idea is that it would be removed from the congested city and close to the suburbs where people preferred to live.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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This just took so much out of me.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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So that trade talks could proceed, America lowered its tariffs against China to a still-high 30%, while China took its rate to 10%.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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The people advancing that grassroots energy theory tended to be electoral underperformers themselves.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Friends drove him home and tended to him during the episode, which caused Ronson to contemplate his burgeoning addiction.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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As for their concept for this series, Law liked the idea.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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They were rejected from one entrepreneurship class, then accepted into another, attracting some early pre-seed funding from Soma Capital and a Stanford professor who liked their pitch.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Lee is favored to win in Hortman's blue-leaning home district, which would restore the chamber to a 67-67 deadlock.—
Brittany Shepherd,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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While many had favored The Studio’s Catherine O’Hara to win the category, the latter does have a past acting victory for Schitt’s Creek as well as a writing award for Second City Television.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Jefferson-Wooden went into these championships as a strong favorite to secure the victory.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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This year, Tillman went head-to-head with another Severance star Zach Cherry.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Harried enjoyed a colorful green and purple display with vast pillars reaching high into the sky, as well as a subtle green glow as activity began to wane.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But mortgage rates remain elevated above 6%, freezing activity in the housing market that enjoyed a tremendous boom during the pandemic thanks to sub-3% mortgage rates.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Packers picked him in the first round, the 18th pick overall, in the 2018 NFL draft.—
Richard Ryman,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
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Schweers even picked two community members to attend the launch breakfast in New York City.—
Essence,
Essence,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Gravitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravitated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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