as in incline
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the next stretch of the trail had a gentle slope which made it easier to climb
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as in to tilt
to set or cause to be at an angle
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
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Recent Examples of slope
Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Noun
On the season’s closing days, skiers and riders take their turn gaining speed down to the base of the slope, bending their knees and water skiing over a lake, pond or colossal puddle, just hoping to absorb the shock on the other side.
—Anna Fiorentino, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Sitting at 4-under par and just over the green on the par 5 at No. 15, McIlroy chipped back onto the sloping surface and the ball rolled across the green and into the water.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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Its cooking grate has an incline to encourage fat and grease to fall into the drip tray.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Walking briskly or at an incline can increase your calorie burn.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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These different rates can cause buildings to tilt and can lead to other infrastructure damage.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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So, one of the sets had to be literally tilted on its side.—
Mike Miller Published,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Australia’s giant kangaroos of yesteryear were likely homebodies — and that inclination ultimately did them in.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
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Even if both premises are correct—that Putin has Hitlerian inclinations and wants to expand into eastern Europe—Western societies may struggle to mobilize the requisite political will and economic resources to contend with the threat.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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De Bruyne’s relentless creativity in the final third has thrived over the years Manchester, at the heart of a team that can control the ball close to goal, with dangerous runs angled towards goal from talented attacking players.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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That heat bulge is increasing the temperature gradient in areas near some of the busiest flight paths, including transatlantic routes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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Both riders are now battling the steep gradient and neither knows if the other will crack.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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Saudi Arabia has leaned hard into boxing behind Alalshikh, who is launching a boxing promotion with UFC parent TKO Group Holdings and Sela, an entertainment subsidiary of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
4 May 2025
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And, certainly, the president is leaning strongly in that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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