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
The spat comes as Musk’s role as one of Trump’s top political advisers has brought fresh scrutiny to his penchant for spreading false and misleading information.
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The former is a gritty and returnable series that taps into buyers’ current penchant for elevated crime and the latter is a premium lifestyle offering that comes from long-standing Fifth Season partners Blink49 Studios and Bell Media.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
An energetic, squirrel-like critter with a penchant for spicy food recently gave birth to two pups at a Michigan zoo.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Among his electronic competitors was Thomas, a foppish, rail-thin twentysomething with a penchant for provocatively unbuttoned silk shirts, and who spoke nonchalantly about Gaussian functions, Faraday’s law of induction, and something called the hysteresis curve.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Denise Chow, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The former is a gritty and returnable series that taps into buyers’ current penchant for elevated crime and the latter is a premium lifestyle offering that comes from long-standing Fifth Season partners Blink49 Studios and Bell Media.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
An energetic, squirrel-like critter with a penchant for spicy food recently gave birth to two pups at a Michigan zoo.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
Among his electronic competitors was Thomas, a foppish, rail-thin twentysomething with a penchant for provocatively unbuttoned silk shirts, and who spoke nonchalantly about Gaussian functions, Faraday’s law of induction, and something called the hysteresis curve.
—Matthew Sherrill, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for penchant
Noun
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Beyond The Basics Successful investing requires mastering behavioral tendencies, and effective retirement planning demands a clear view of your financial reality.—
Wayne Anderman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Playing in a defense requires knowing the scheme, understanding how to react to opponents’ tendencies and teammates’ on-the-fly decisions and making game plan specific adjustments.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
27 Feb. 2025
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His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, The Athletic: Gluck took Christopher Bell, citing the upped numbers of Toyotas on the road this year and Bell’s aptitude as an all-around racer.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.—
HAL BRANDS,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 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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Even in recognizing his affinity for James Cagney, whose button-nose and short stature contrasted against his bombastic presence, Hackman is registering the type of Hollywood actor that created a space for themselves rather than worked to fit any mold.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
1 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s personal affinity for dictators was apparent early on.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Others are fine with building on the strength of a memorable story, but the best and longest-running series have a knack for reinvention.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2025
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All three are extremely talky, but Haugerud has a knack for making rivers of dialogue fluid, dynamic and cinematic.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Penchant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/penchant. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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