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Recent Examples of kilter For extended periods, the pressure threw Denver’s offense off kilter. Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Marcia Marcus, a painter who spent decades making off-kilter portraits of herself and others in relative obscurity, only to gain positive notice during her final years, died at 97 on Thursday. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 31 Mar. 2025 Hidden in plain sight, amidst the off-kilter impressionism and untraditional arrangements, is the band’s innate sense of melody. Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025 With recent cuts to the agency, and further staff reductions potentially looming, some fear this balance will be knocked off kilter and that public safety will suffer. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for kilter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
  • Anderson, specifically, took the bob one step further, adding micro bangs to round out the shape.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
  • In addition to the new sound, the shape of the 6 N is obviously quite a bit different than that of the SUV-silhouette of the Ioniq 5.
    Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Due to his health issues, Stevens' performances at the CabaRay Showroom were canceled through July.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
  • American Immigration Council research director Nan Wu told USA TODAY the nonprofit estimates that 4.2% of nursing assistants and 6.4% of home health aides across the country are undocumented, based on census data.
    Rachel Barber, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Talking with detainees about living conditions is the most important part of a tour, Eskamani said.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
  • Other health conditions: People with metabolic disorders like obesity or diabetes are at higher risk for developing MASH.
    Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 12 July 2025

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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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