gravitated

verb

Definition of gravitatednext
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 One of the company’s designers noticed that his dog always gravitated toward yellow toys. — Funnyfuzzy Contributor, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Listeners of all ages have gravitated to the recordings. — Mari Bolkvadze, Billboard, 20 Dec. 2024 Other stars gravitated towards silver this week. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2024

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