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as in willing
having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)
we couldn't have convinced her if she weren't already so inclined
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as in attached
having a liking or affection
a nightclub strictly for those inclined towards loud music
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as in prone
having a tendency to be or act in a certain way
a kindly couple who are inclined to be helpful to strangers
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
the highway ramps and other inclined roadways were treacherous during the ice storm
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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
carefully inclined the ladder against the house
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Recent Examples of inclined
Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
The Nuggets are about $400,000 over the luxury tax threshold, and the Kroenke family might feel inclined to make a small cost-cutting move to finish the season out of the tax.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2025
Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Dec. 2025
Some companies will offer richer rates to their largest customers, and others may be inclined to slash their yields in a bid to encourage investors to deploy their cash into other instruments.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
The Pentagon report, however, concluded that Beijing does not appear inclined to engage.
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The good news, from what we have been told, is that Ross has been inclined to conduct a full search and interview people outside the building.
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If a team is calculated — and perhaps more importantly, willing to take a risk — there are opportunities to find very useful pieces that can make quicker impacts than picks or prospects.—
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Second, the firm brings to the table a more than qualified CEO candidate who is ready and willing to take on this role.—
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The feathery-looking gills also molt and remain attached inside near the legs.—
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The dining room, located in an attached structure connected to the original 1882 building, is called The Home Room.—
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
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And then on Thursday, after most of the show had been written, a man collapsed in the Oval Office, generating an instantly meme-able photograph of the president staring into the camera, looking oblivious to efforts to revive the prone victim at stage left.—
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Today, Smith wears pleated khakis, a plaid vest, and a newsboy cap tilted to the side.—
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Masamaki wears the oversized cap tilted back with a wide grin — a playful contrast to its authoritarian design.—
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The extensive waterworks also made way for sprawling sugarcane fields in the Everglades Agricultural Area, where farmers tended their crops with nutrient-rich fertilizers.—
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s lengthy and wildly successful time in charge ensured any problems tended to reside away from the Old Trafford dugout.—
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Kabylo’s had 60 cardboard boxes folded and ready to go the other day, as if any minute a customer might walk in and order 60 pizzas to go.—
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The story that had been circling in his memory for years now seemed ready to alight.—
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Through these activities, garden partners are often able to remember and share fond memories of gardening with spouses and other family members.—
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Bobby Moynihan is lending his voice to a new Batman project — and has fond memories of crossing paths with multiple iconic actors who played the Caped Crusader during his tenure at Saturday Night Live.—
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For now, the pastor is keeping his politics oblique.—
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Losing Roman Anthony to an oblique strain in early September was a massive blow, and proved the offense wasn’t deep enough.—
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“Inclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inclined. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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