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 Broncos entered the tilt at ExtraMile Arena in second place in the standings, trailing only the visiting Aztecs, who had lost just one game in conference play all season.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Don Quixote, tilting at windmills.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
Don Quixote, tilting at windmills.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
The orbit of this potential exomoon is tilted at around 60 degrees relative to the orbital plane of its parent planet, potentially indicating some type of interaction has disturbed this system at some point in its history.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 22 Jan. 2026
By Monday, with Paramount’s David Ellison tilting at windmills to try to stop Ted Sarandos’ Netflixian invasion, the studio executive hummed a different tune.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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