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
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
In March of the following year, during their pre-Easter break, William, 11, and Harry, 9, returned to the slopes in Lech, Austria, with Mom for a week-long ski trip that had become an annual family tradition.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Noun
For families Families will love the easy access to the slopes and the daily s’mores ritual by the outdoor pool and heat lamps.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
In March of the following year, during their pre-Easter break, William, 11, and Harry, 9, returned to the slopes in Lech, Austria, with Mom for a week-long ski trip that had become an annual family tradition.
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Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Verb
The road wound upwards, past a sloping graveyard and cedar trees.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
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The riverfront includes steep inclines, large rocks and uneven ground that can be difficult for workers or machinery to manage safely.
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Temperatures will be on the incline, reaching into the 90s by lunchtime and the upper 90s by the late afternoon.
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Rey exploded on Ethan with 10-count punches, but a tilt-a-whirl was countered by Page with a sitout faceplant.
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In Egypt, certain pharaohs seemed, for reasons still debated, to tilt their own representations from the ideal to the natural.
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Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.
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Getty Choosing a college major has always been a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries.
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Johnson had been angling for such a resolution since the last weeks of 1963 and had begun discussing it in earnest the following February.
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David Zaslav announced plans to split up WBD in June, and a few months later, Paramount and Netflix were angling to take over the whole company.
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Melange, gradient, multicolor, degradé print, paillette, malfilato or flamed are a few examples of Italian fancy yarns.
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The original Östereichring was a spectacular thing, with steep gradients, long straights, and high-speed curves, surrounded by views of the Styrian mountains.
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On Monday, McFarlane and two friends were outside the fencing, leaning against the metal barriers in front of the Department of Agriculture, which faces the National Mall.
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This look leans more subdued and boho with its all-black layers and accessories, but feel free to experiment with contrasting tones and more color for a bolder result.
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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