recline

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Recent Examples of recline The new service, which will launch in November, will feature 21 seats on a double-decker bus (18 on the upper level and three on the lower level), each of which recline into a fully lie-flat bed, according to the company. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 These chairs recline to a zero-gravity position to evenly distribute your weight, reducing pressure on your joints. Nora Colomer May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025 The glittering Riviera glints with coastal glamour—here, sunbathers recline on pebbled beaches, yachts bob in turquoise harbors, and rosé flows beneath striped parasols. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Shortly after takeoff, passengers in the row in front of James tried to recline, only to discover that something (or someone) was blocking them. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
Verb
  • The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Though conservative Ohio courts always conspired to tilt her battle uphill, the initial suit made a splash.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Usually, the question was couched in politeness, but my students (bless them) had not yet learned to be subtle.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Particularly dangerous is that some of this language has been couched in religious terms, which turns political conflicts into identity ones that are far more difficult to resolve.
    Darren Kew, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.
    Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But the past few years of layoffs, hiring slowdowns, and dwindling worker protections have left a subset of wage earners inclined to keep their cards close.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If your smartwatch tracking every heartbeat and sleep cycle hasn’t already given you health anxiety, Kohler wants to mess you up in a new way.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Inmates slept one to a cell and urinated in buckets.
    Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new album is described as leaning into the band's early post-punk and goth influences.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The frame is Japanese beech, making for a high-quality base that looks playful without leaning kitschy.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The deep seat is just asking to be napped on.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Ramen Dog Dreams Some canine parade participants chose to nap through the event.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.
    Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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