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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
just lean the ladder against the tree and climb up it
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as in relied
to place reliance or trust
you can always lean on me if you need help
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Recent Examples of leaned
Brown has leaned more heavily into actions featuring both All-Stars — particularly pick-and-rolls, dribble hand-offs (DHO) and give-and-go actions — as the playoffs approach.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Squeezed out of traditional roles, many in the generation have leaned into unconventional work habits as a workaround.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
For about 18 months, the Fed has leaned toward cutting rates, and in its meetings has alternated between cuts and no change to rates.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Boys has leaned into its political and authoritarian satire elements probably the most this season.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Curry, wearing a bulky wrap around his knee, leaned back and took a long, deep breath before exhaling as the game tipped off.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Others leaned into the humor of sports announcers going off-script.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Hilton, like several of the other candidates in the race, has leaned into affordability issues while holding town halls around the state leading up to the primary election.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
This meant throwing more four-seam fastballs and sinkers, which had lost speed as Waldron had leaned into the knuckler.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Squeezed out of traditional roles, many in the generation have leaned into unconventional work habits as a workaround.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
For about 18 months, the Fed has leaned toward cutting rates, and in its meetings has alternated between cuts and no change to rates.
—Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
The Boys has leaned into its political and authoritarian satire elements probably the most this season.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2026
Curry, wearing a bulky wrap around his knee, leaned back and took a long, deep breath before exhaling as the game tipped off.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026
Others leaned into the humor of sports announcers going off-script.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Hilton, like several of the other candidates in the race, has leaned into affordability issues while holding town halls around the state leading up to the primary election.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
This meant throwing more four-seam fastballs and sinkers, which had lost speed as Waldron had leaned into the knuckler.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned
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Moments after the curtain dropped to reveal the massive statue modeled after Suzuki’s signature batting stance, the bat the Baseball Hall of Famer was holding snapped and tilted backward.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Subscription streaming, which started off as ad-free and relatively inexpensive a decade ago, has tilted toward advertising in recent years as prices continue to go up, in large part to defray the cost of sports rights and big-ticket programming.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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Black participants tended to reach instead for the language of competence or functional justification.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2026
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While Offset’s friends tended to him, Merritt ran up to them and began throwing punches, the report states.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Massey relied on the training staff and the club’s massage therapist.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nothing herein is, or shall be relied on as, a promise or representation as to future performance.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its right legs leaned so severely that the whole top sloped.—
Noz Nozawa,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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She was contacted by an elections official and her ballot ultimately was counted.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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And earlier this year, billionaires David Blitzer and Joe Tsai bought into the Germany SailGP Team, which already counted four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettel as an owner.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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After reaching orbit, Orion deployed its four solar arrays–angled away from the spacecraft in a way that evokes an X-Wing from Star Wars–while flight controllers worked through a brief communications glitch.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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The telescope angled to the sky is one of the largest in the state, throughout the year giving students a closer look at what's out there.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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What would be visible ultimately depended on the exact time of launch.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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The American scene depended on the view.—
John P. Murphy,
ARTnews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Leaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaned. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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