as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the steep incline of the hill meant that it was impossible to ride a bicycle up it
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Recent Examples of incline
Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
So instead of just doing the traditional dumbbell chest press in all your push workouts, for example, switch it up with other variations, like the incline press or the decline press.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Megan was frozen where she was found, lying on an incline near a drainage culvert and creek; about two inches of snow covered her body.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
So instead of just doing the traditional dumbbell chest press in all your push workouts, for example, switch it up with other variations, like the incline press or the decline press.
—SELF, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
From Jason Kelce's impressive sax skills to Tina Fey's flute-playing to Steven Spielberg's love for the clarinet, these stars have proven to be instrumentally inclined.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 27 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incline
Noun
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While this does not sound terribly steep, this was in Earth's gravity — in the lower gravity of Mars, this would be equivalent to a 30 degree slope.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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Demand for workers has been on a downward slope for much of this year.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Voters also tend to lean more nationalist and conservative during economic downturns, said Hajime Kidera, a professor at Meiji University’s School of Political Science and Economics – which is one reason Abe was so popular during the post-recession early 2010s.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Healthy, stress-free trees that are consistently watered throughout the year tend to display better fall color.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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LaCombe, who played forward in his youth, has shown great improvement in his own end but still has the offensive inclinations to be a point producer.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Redford also shared that despite his inclination to public service, his ambitions were not political.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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DeSantis signed a bill earlier this year that prevents local governments from blocking the development of a presidential library, aiming to block potential political opposition from liberal-leaning counties or municipalities.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Democrats and independents leaned toward compromise, while Republicans leaned toward standing on principle.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Incline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incline. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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