tilt at

phrasal verb

tilted at; tilting at; tilts at
British
: to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech
critics tilting at the established system

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The Case For Planet Y Simulations show that a world with a mass between Mercury and Earth, orbiting between 100 and 200 AU from the sun and tilted at least 10 degrees, could nudge the Kuiper Belt's plane into a tilt. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Parsons was asked on Tuesday, ahead of Thursday night’s Packers-Commanders tilt at Lambeau Field, about picking your spots when rushing against Daniels, given his ability to make an overzealous rush plan backfire by escaping the pocket. Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 The pop star has gone to 23 Chiefs games, including 17 tilts at Arrowhead and two Super Bowls. Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025 Clemson, led by veteran head coach Dabo Swinney, was the school that beat SMU during the 2024 ACC Championship, 34-31, though Lashlee’s group was the favorite in the tilt at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tilt at

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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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