as in shape
a state of being or fitness
since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter
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Recent Examples of kilter
Voting for the most off kilter palettes in 2025!
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Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
But that’s not the only way our galaxy’s disk is off-kilter.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Marcus Johansson’s overtime winner for the Minnesota Wild was declared a goal after Predators goalie Justus Annunen appeared to use his left arm and leg to knock the net off kilter just as Johansson and Kirill Kaprizov were bearing down on the crease.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
To say much more would be to spoil the twisted twists of the plot, in which the director finally applies his affinity for mounting dread to a bona fide horror movie — albeit one characterized by the off-kilter black humor that had become his speciality by that point.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
But that’s not the only way our galaxy’s disk is off-kilter.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Marcus Johansson’s overtime winner for the Minnesota Wild was declared a goal after Predators goalie Justus Annunen appeared to use his left arm and leg to knock the net off kilter just as Johansson and Kirill Kaprizov were bearing down on the crease.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 5 Nov. 2025
To say much more would be to spoil the twisted twists of the plot, in which the director finally applies his affinity for mounting dread to a bona fide horror movie — albeit one characterized by the off-kilter black humor that had become his speciality by that point.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
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The invention is engineered to recover its original shape and position once the shaking stops.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Group trailing plants by a sunny window for a maximalist jungle-lush look indoors—just be sure to vary the foliage shapes for visual balance.—
Johanna Silver,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some African governments are rejecting American health funding agreements over data and privacy concerns.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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The Lebanese health ministry said the death toll has risen to 123 since the resurgence of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, which struck Israel in the opening days of the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Pretending to restore the coal zone to the employment conditions of the1950s, or even the 1980s, isn’t an honest way to go about it.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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If the cosmic inflation that occurred prior to the Big Bang arose because certain high-energy conditions were met, then recreating those conditions and those sufficiently high energies could cause a restoration of the inflationary state.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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