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
And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Cease denied there was any correlation between his having focused on the two extra pitches and his getting mechanically off kilter.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 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
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Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Cease denied there was any correlation between his having focused on the two extra pitches and his getting mechanically off kilter.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
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About 150 volcanoes in the Atacama Andes—including Láscar, Chile’s most active—create this shape-shifting environment that’s as active as the travelers cresting it.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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Such unsupervised conversational shape-shifting would make this rogue Humbert particularly charismatic.—
Vauhini Vara,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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This new health setback for the 15-time major champion has sparked intense debate in the golf world.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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The research report noted 80% of American households age 60 and over would not be able to withstand a financial shock, such as a divorce or health setback, making savings in cash or cash-like securities important, Davis said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Heyward suggested that the conditions played a role in the injury, which is expected to end Killebrew’s season.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The system has the ability to show warehouse operators how much of the warehouse is occupied, whether products and pallets are in the right location, how storage conditions seem and more.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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