GRAVITATED Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

gravitated

verb

past tense of gravitate

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 But in the early 1800s, Charleston was a bustling commercial hub, and Jewish merchants from a variety of backgrounds gravitated there in search of security and new opportunities. — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026 Supporters of the plan, led by the Swiss People's Party, which includes members with pro-Russia leanings, argued that the government had gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly over Russia's war in Ukraine. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 Supporters of the plan, led by the Swiss People’s Party, which includes members with pro-Russia leanings, argued that the government had gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, particularly over Russia’s war in Ukraine. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 Naturally, many of those discussions gravitated toward data centers and AI’s thirst for electrons. — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026 The referendum is supported by a right-wing populist party that insists the Swiss government has gravitated too close to the European Union and NATO, notably over Russia's war in Ukraine. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 Bieber has gravitated towards a coppery-brunette hue in recent years. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 Penélope Cruz, Caitríona Balfe and Ayo Edebiri, among others, have all gravitated toward couture designs from the likes of Tamara Ralph, Standing Ground and Chanel, respectively. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 With less money to spend on clothes, clients gravitated toward more affordable accessories; silk became difficult to obtain, so the company released rayon scarves. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

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The poll found voters preferred Brown to Husted by 10 points on issues involving AI and data centers.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Worse still, the most energizing talks tended to be ignored by many of the academics in attendance, who preferred to ask questions that indirectly linked back to their area of specialism.

— Bartolomeo Sala, The Dial, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of preferred

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Archaeologists have tended to look at the paintings in these burial chambers as two-dimensional images to analyze.

— Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
In the team’s earlier design, the very soft fibrin gel tended to wrinkle as the muscle cells pulled against it.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of tended

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The casing is consistent with the same caliber of weapon that Jones had in his possession when police took him into custody, a Fort Worth Police Department homicide unit detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
This latest group of founders stands on the shoulders of giants from the noughties like Spotify, Klarna, and Skype, who themselves took inspiration from the postwar design empires of IKEA, H&M and Tetra Pak (modernizer of the milk carton).

— Jan Larsson, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of took

Verb

Guadagnino liked the idea of shooting a tech movie about the future in a place once home to similar aspirations.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Being from Texas, Sewell no doubt liked things big, so he was attracted to the concept of a pizza that was thicker than flat-crust pies that copied the Italian model.

— Edward Robert McClelland, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of liked

Verb

Kalshi markets now show Bolsonaro favored to win 60% to Lula’s 39%.

— Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
In contrast, in Arab Barometer’s October 2023 survey, just ten percent of Gazans favored normalization and five percent of Palestinians living in the West Bank did.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of favored

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In states such as Alaska, Georgia and Ohio, Democratic governors could deliver new checks on Republican lawmakers who have enjoyed years of legislative control.

— Kevin Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The Country Music Hall of Famer and Kansas City have enjoyed a relationship of mutual admiration for decades.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026

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