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as in inclined
having a tendency to be or act in a certain way
he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress
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Recent Examples of prone
Francis previously suffered an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and remains prone to respiratory infections during the winter months.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Francis had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Diverting waste from landfills, and finding ways to use waste as an input, should therefore be less prone to the vicissitudes of party politics.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Consistent with a climate increasingly prone to quick swings between drought and flood, record rainfall hit Southern California not long after the recent fires.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
Francis had an acute case of pneumonia in 2023 and is prone to respiratory infections in winter.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
Diverting waste from landfills, and finding ways to use waste as an input, should therefore be less prone to the vicissitudes of party politics.
—Rob Day, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Consistent with a climate increasingly prone to quick swings between drought and flood, record rainfall hit Southern California not long after the recent fires.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prone
Adjective
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These findings challenge the stereotype that younger generations are more inclined to prioritize work-life balance.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
9 Mar. 2025
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Unlike larger restaurant chains like Denny's and Waffle House, which have adjusted to the surging costs by adding an egg surcharge to their menu item prices, smaller businesses are less inclined to follow suit, according to Dartmouth College economics professor Bruce Sacerdote.—
Michael Pappano,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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To his right, where the prostrate body of a dying woman was jostled in the bloody fray.—
Dan Barry,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2025
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On the sheer upper slopes of one of the world's most unforgiving peaks, mountaineers, determined to reach the world's second-highest summit in a record-breaking string of ascents, appear to step over the prostrate body of Muhammad Hassan - a Pakistani porter who later died.—
Eve Sampson,
BostonGlobe.com,
12 Aug. 2023
Adjective
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Key Ingredients: Salicylic acid, pea peptide, glycerin Best For: Adding volume to flat, fine hair.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025
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And because deltas are very flat and only a few feet above sea level, cities and towns on deltas are also at high risk from floods driven by storm surges and coastal erosion, now exacerbated by sea level rise.—
Jeff Opperman,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Transforming the nation’s economy by nurturing vertical and horizontal diversification across all productive industries is a core objective of the Plan Belize medium-term development strategy, which the government implemented after it was democratically elected in 2020.—
Panorama Media Ltd.,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Right now though, movie watchers can look forward to 95% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut, while setup flexibility is helped along by keystone correction, 1.6x zoom, and vertical/horizontal lens shift.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Prone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prone. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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