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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
The University of Washington product has seen his role grow as the Patriots have leaned more heavily into jumbo formations and their rushing attack.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead of hiding from mental illness, Kleckner’s artwork leaned into it.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Throughout her testimony, some congressional members leaned into Katsanevas’s reality TV background by mentioning moments from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Taylor has continuously reinvented her own image and whole-heartedly leaned into reinvention as a superpower.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Skepta leaned into the timeless male uniform—a black sweater layered over a white-collared shirt, baggy jeans, and loafers—proving that classics endure for a reason.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
On has also leaned into luxury, what with its viral Loewe releases in the recent past.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verse’s desk is in front of Young’s in the room, and one day when Verse leaned back his hood allegedly dragged across Young’s desktop, an accusation that Verse still denies.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Dressed for the occasion, Kate leaned into one of her most reliable style formulas, opting for a bright red Alexander McQueen suit as a nod to the team’s red and white kit.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Instead of hiding from mental illness, Kleckner’s artwork leaned into it.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Throughout her testimony, some congressional members leaned into Katsanevas’s reality TV background by mentioning moments from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 22 Jan. 2026
Taylor has continuously reinvented her own image and whole-heartedly leaned into reinvention as a superpower.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Skepta leaned into the timeless male uniform—a black sweater layered over a white-collared shirt, baggy jeans, and loafers—proving that classics endure for a reason.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
On has also leaned into luxury, what with its viral Loewe releases in the recent past.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Jan. 2026
Verse’s desk is in front of Young’s in the room, and one day when Verse leaned back his hood allegedly dragged across Young’s desktop, an accusation that Verse still denies.
—Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Dressed for the occasion, Kate leaned into one of her most reliable style formulas, opting for a bright red Alexander McQueen suit as a nod to the team’s red and white kit.
—Olivia Allen, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned
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The rings are currently tilted almost edge-on as seen from Earth.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Under DeSantis, the court is tilted toward people with partisan political resumes, something that Florida Democratic governors conspicuously avoided.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Dialogue tended to be sparse in those movies, too, because people mistrusted language then, and Reichardt also likes her speeches laconic.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
21 Jan. 2026
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Vanderbilt Coach Mark Byington called a timeout as team athletic trainers tended to James, who returned to the court about nine minutes later.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
21 Jan. 2026
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To help fill the gap, the research team relied on data from 27,670 adults in Sweden recruited to provide dietary data between 1991 and 1996.—
Julia Ries Wexler,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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Their analyses relied on rigid formulas that ignore the dynamics of companies driven by invention, rapid scaling, and exponential growth.—
Shane Goodwin,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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Round cheekbones like a waxing moon, uptilted eyes like a fox's, a nose that sloped sharply downward.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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For those times when the ground is just too bumpy, sloped or otherwise uncomfortable to pitch a tent, the Float also comes with a hammock kit.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Dec. 2025
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The same set spent much longer ruling the Top Country Albums chart, but surprisingly, it is not counted as Wallen’s set with the most frames running the show.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Schoenrock cited the number of ducks counted during the Game and Fish Commission's mid-winter aerial waterfowl survey.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
25 Jan. 2026
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Early on, her parents watched a local competition as skiers flew off tall ramps, angled their bodies over skis and flew.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
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The network revealed Ultimate Road Trip as one of its latest additions at BravoCon 2025, angled as a celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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How each block froze depended heavily on overnight temperatures and how quickly the water solidified.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Many families depended on income from knitting and spinning, which women usually did between other tasks, including carrying peat for fuel across hillsides in all weathers.—
Sarah Moss,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Leaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaned. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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