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Recent Examples of recline
If a passenger’s seat does not recline and the person wishes to move locations, Whitmore suggested speaking with a flight attendant about available options.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
All rooms have a remote that will give patients the ability to watch TV, recline the bed, call their nurse and see details about their care on a nearby screen, including diagnosis information and the names of the nurses and doctors attending to them.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Airline seats are, by design, very light, simple, and almost entirely rigid with only an insultingly small freedom to recline about two or three inches (5 or 8 cm) at most.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Users enter the pod and recline into its comfortable seat.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
All rooms have a remote that will give patients the ability to watch TV, recline the bed, call their nurse and see details about their care on a nearby screen, including diagnosis information and the names of the nurses and doctors attending to them.
—Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Airline seats are, by design, very light, simple, and almost entirely rigid with only an insultingly small freedom to recline about two or three inches (5 or 8 cm) at most.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
Users enter the pod and recline into its comfortable seat.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
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Encumbered by antlers up to four feet tall and forty pounds in weight, a bull raises its immense jaws, antlers tilted toward his spine, and races through the woods until reaching safer ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Geopolitically, Israel also faces a far greater threat from an unvanquished – and perhaps even emboldened – Iran and Hezbollah, whereas US interests tilt more toward economic concerns stemming from Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Kocurek’s praise wasn’t couched, however.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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It’s almost always couched in aspirational terms.—
Joshua Rivera,
Vanity Fair,
8 June 2026
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The village boutiques scattered along the sloping cobblestone alleys are just a five-minute stroll away, and offer the standard unremarkable Provence souvenirs—traditional fabrics, yellow pottery, straw bags, and sweet-smelling soaps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Completed in 1965, the striking olive green–accented structure is tucked away behind a circular motor court, amid a sloping hillside parcel spanning nearly half an acre.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 June 2026
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High-end foundations get all the hype, but don’t sleep on the best drugstore foundations for mature skin.—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
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The attacker on your network may not pause to sleep, strategize, or second-guess.—
Philip Martin,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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Some skiers still have fluoros in their wax collection and may be inclined to use them from time to time.—
Kathryn Crawford,
The Conversation,
3 June 2026
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Ghirri’s essays teem with allusions to art history, and two of the more striking large Polaroids invoked paintings by the artist’s favorite old masters, though the homages inclined less toward reverence than tart irony.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But, during the close and intense matchup, the president appeared to be caught napping in his seat.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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The pair posted more photos of their bundles of joy over the next month, including one of the twins napping in matching Knicks jerseys next to a basketball, and another of the new parents cuddling their babies at home.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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Pippa leaned across the table with a fork in her hand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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In the more northern, rural, and conservative-leaning of Maine's two congressional districts, gun rights and gas prices are particularly important to its residents.—
Margie Cullen,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Victor Nicholas ended up dozing with his head on her shoulder.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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