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Recent Examples of recline
One of the movie’s scenes — startling for its frankness but also its visual beauty — finds the men reclined in the dark of the mine.
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The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In an adjoining nook, the velvet banquettes had been lined with crimson and burgundy petals—making for a perfect photo backdrop to recline against.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The Biohacking Treatment at Fairmont Spa Century Plaza involves reclining on an anti-gravity bed.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
In an adjoining nook, the velvet banquettes had been lined with crimson and burgundy petals—making for a perfect photo backdrop to recline against.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The Biohacking Treatment at Fairmont Spa Century Plaza involves reclining on an anti-gravity bed.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
One man in a shack made of wood and tarp reclined next to a roaring bonfire with flames several feet high.
—Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
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Transform Effects The program includes 11 picture-in-picture (PiP) presets in the Transform group under Video FX, including Angle Left and Angle Right, which tilt your video on a 3D plane.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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And then the camera tilts up from the throng of sweaty revelers to reveal a canopy of brightly glowing embers.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
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But leaders and more centrist Democrats are couching talk about a potential shutdown more carefully, hoping to deflect the blame to Republicans in case federal departments and agencies are shuttered next month.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
11 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article San Diego FC’s season is no longer being couched with qualifiers.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the garden, children played fetch with the Ambassador’s herding dog, who scurried up and down the sloping grass, underneath cherry trees in full bloom.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Mix course sand and organic material such as pine bark or leaf mold into the backfill soil and slope the soil up to the edges of the rootball.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2025
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Steep inclines and uneven ground can add up and cause my pain to flare, but the Coachella grounds spared me from the worst of it.—
Lia Tabackman,
Refinery29,
18 Apr. 2025
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Brown went on to add that the hope of many is that the athletic school year begins closer to Labor Day, the thought being more kids would be inclined to compete as opposed to starting the preseason in mid-August where all student/athletes are on vacation.—
Danny Ventura,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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There are just three more sleeps until Round 1 of the 90th Annual Player Selection Meeting in Green Bay, Wisconsin.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Reports from 2023 described families at the camp sleeping on cardboard and struggling with scarce food supplies.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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Friday showed Black families in an authentically humane way without leaning into tragedy or stereotypes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of the simplest ways to make running feel a little easier is to lean into your strides.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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The pants and shorts on sale during Alo’s sale are not only comfy enough to nap in but polished enough to wear straight off the plane.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Apr. 2025
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Boxes, laundry baskets and windowsills are all fair game, but sometimes your furry friend wants to take a cat nap away from prying eyes.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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De Bruyne’s relentless creativity in the final third has thrived over the years Manchester, at the heart of a team that can control the ball close to goal, with dangerous runs angled towards goal from talented attacking players.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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