as in prefers
to show partiality toward
I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight—we got pepperoni the last three times
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leans (toward or towards)
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Once the human in the loop selects the option the team prefers, the systems can assign tasks to agents that underlay SAP’s assistant.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025 -
The Living Room Wes Anderson, like a handful of other directors working today, prefers to use miniatures and matte paintings and models in his films, instead of CGI effects.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Forest owner has been pondering his options That is not unusual — the Greek shipping magnate always likes to have a plan B in place.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Take Out the Trash No one likes taking out the trash, but there are worse things, like cleaning up overflow or dealing with fruit flies, because it wasn’t taken care of in a timely manner.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wendel said his controversial view is that the regulatory landscape favors fusion over the Small Modular Reactors (SMR) for nuclear power.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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The firm favors the 3- to 5-year area of the curve.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
14 Oct. 2025
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Caterpillar enjoys a 100 percent critics ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Billboard Hall of Fame Award celebrates a career that extends beyond musical performance and takes into account the incredible influence the recipient enjoys as an artist globally in multiple fields, according to a press release.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Leans (toward or towards).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leans%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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