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
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
Despite the state's recent tilt from purple to deep red, the races for their seats could be more in play now because of the way Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke, both Republicans, gave up them up and chose their successors.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Etiido Uko
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
In your dominant hand, align the knife blade flat against the rod, and then tilt away until the slope of your knife’s edge is the only portion touching the rod.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In addition to tilt and pressure sensitivity, the Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and delete functions to the palette, along with a new barrel roll gesture and haptic vibrational feedback.
—Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 29 Mar. 2026
Despite the state's recent tilt from purple to deep red, the races for their seats could be more in play now because of the way Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke, both Republicans, gave up them up and chose their successors.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
To perform forward motion, the two rear rotors increase speed while the front rotors simultaneously reduce speed, creating an imbalance that tilts the drone and propels it forward.
—Etiido Uko
march 30, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2026
In your dominant hand, align the knife blade flat against the rod, and then tilt away until the slope of your knife’s edge is the only portion touching the rod.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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The sheriff's office is asking anyone with tips to call 815-727-8575 or submit information anonymously through Crimestoppers of Will County.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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What's different – beyond the material in question – is the use of a triangular needle tip that avoids cutting through the wood fibers when threading through them, and nylon yarn that's strong yet flexible.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Besides the value of its open spaces and sloping landscapes amid the city center, Bayfront Park is a sign of faith that if the city is willing to invest $30 million downtown, its citizens will be encouraged to build, shop and live there.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The South by Southwest Music Festival, by comparison, is sloping downward.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As the temperature drops, the cold causes the protein to shift into a more stable state in which one of its key structural pillars bends sharply, breaks away from its neighbor and straightens out.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even modest savings per bend add up.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Weisswange glanced around at the machines on either side of us, all of them waiting for repairs, their tracks unchained and gun barrels angled upward.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Jung Hoo Lee, who’s still learning Oracle Park’s right field, overran Paul Goldschmidt’s base hit down the right-field line that caromed off the short, angled side wall in foul territory, allowing a single to become a double.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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If conservatism is something of an inclination or disposition, leftism of the more radical sort is a form of all-consuming identity, one that fills vacuums in otherwise empty lives and comprehensively guides behavior.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The viral video appeared to take that emphasis to an extreme, leaning heavily into dramatic editing choices more commonly associated with cinematic productions than traditional albums.—
Claire Dodds,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Members of the faith known widely as the Mormon church have always leaned Republican.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Rowland, 44, plays Leah Caldwell, a veteran TV producer angling to be the first woman to run NYC’s top morning show.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The natural event draws hundreds of visitors to the main viewing perch, the El Capitan Picnic Area, with many angling for a prime spot before the golden-hour magic begins.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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