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
Michel Martin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The tilt towards Spanberger may be a product of greater name recognition, Keena said, and with several months to go, the door is open for either candidate.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2025
If one matchup tilts in one direction, coaches can try to tweak tactics and adjust deployment when the series shifts back to home ice to change that.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Noun
Martin: Turning to some specific conflicts, there are European leaders, both publicly and privately, that have expressed some shock at what seems to be an American tilt toward Russia in these negotiations over the war in Ukraine.
—Michel Martin, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The tilt towards Spanberger may be a product of greater name recognition, Keena said, and with several months to go, the door is open for either candidate.
—Savannah Kuchar, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Previous studies have discovered planets on polar orbits around single stars, while the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile has observed dusty protoplanetary disks tilted around young binary stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 May 2025
If one matchup tilts in one direction, coaches can try to tweak tactics and adjust deployment when the series shifts back to home ice to change that.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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Here are tips on how to stay safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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Other tips include decreasing portion sizes, increasing physical activity, tracking calorie intake, reading food labels, and using healthier cooking methods.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
Verb
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In the garden, children played fetch with the Ambassador’s herding dog, who scurried up and down the sloping grass, underneath cherry trees in full bloom.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mix course sand and organic material such as pine bark or leaf mold into the backfill soil and slope the soil up to the edges of the rootball.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Interestingly, Milwaukee may need to consider a bend but don’t break strategy.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The cards were stacked against us, though; the turkeys quickly disappeared around a bend in the canyon, half a mile below, still going strong.—
Percy Brown,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Someone angles to take a picture of a brunette in a crisp button-down and another in a crop top—which Laurence and I quickly realize are Charli XCX and Lorde.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
6 May 2025
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For her second selfie, Allen shimmed slightly to the side, gently angling the camera towards her body.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
2 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
Verb
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And, certainly, the president is leaning strongly in that.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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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
Noun
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But a few things might be happening at once: The city’s Department of Housing and Preservation Development has in recent decades relaxed the closet-storage-space requirement for new construction angling for government financing.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2025
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The episode begins at Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center, the heart of Virginia Beach’s angling community, and yours should, too.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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