as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
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Recent Examples of tilt
Tim Graham, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Tight hip flexors pull your pelvis forward into what’s known as an anterior tilt, forcing your hamstrings to brace to keep you upright.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent American presidents have reluctantly accepted the limits of Iraq’s political system, pressing Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Tehran but avoiding the kinds of measures that would tilt the country back into open conflict.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The tilt in targeting is so obviously partisan.
—Tim Graham, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Tight hip flexors pull your pelvis forward into what’s known as an anterior tilt, forcing your hamstrings to brace to keep you upright.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Fed now sees near-term inflation risks tilted to the upside even as job market momentum fades.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent American presidents have reluctantly accepted the limits of Iraq’s political system, pressing Iraqi leaders to distance themselves from Tehran but avoiding the kinds of measures that would tilt the country back into open conflict.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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To help fans bring the superstar cast to life, PEOPLE spoke with DIY creator Lauren Riihimaki, who created her own Rumi costume, for her top tips.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Flow Space asked sleep experts for their best tips to get good sleep as daylight savings time ends.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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It is developed for spraying, weeding, mowing, and hauling across flat or sloped terrain.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Light distorts, sound bends; the signal consumes the chamber, turning technology into liturgy.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Repeat the pelvic tuck and side bend.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has called on the agency to shift money from its contingency fund and other places to keep SNAP at least partially funded.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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We’re thrilled to invest in the United States and in the region and lean into our creative momentum to spark economic growth.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stuart proudly calls itself the Sailfish Capital of the World, and has deep angling roots.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s silence has kept the field unsettled, with each candidate angling to prove themselves as the one closest to him.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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