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Recent Examples of recline
Before treatments, guests can recline indoors with homemade lavender popcorn or enjoy sitting outside in the charming relaxation space filled with herbs and flowers.
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Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 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
Nauta Design updated the interior, while the yard created a new dinette lounge, where owners or guests can work or relax in seats that recline to induce comfort.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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Asonta Benetti, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Jan. 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
Nauta Design updated the interior, while the yard created a new dinette lounge, where owners or guests can work or relax in seats that recline to induce comfort.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
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And the evidence has tilted in favor of a smaller proton radius and against new physics.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2026
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The balance of power at the top end of Manhattan’s housing market continues to tilt downtown.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
14 Apr. 2026
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Their work was only ever couched as an intelligence program, not a munitions or weapons platform.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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One associate dean couched the misstep as a result of learning pains tied to the adoption of new technology.—
Emily Hodgson Anderson,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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The height comes from a stance atop 20-inch wheels, and the vehicle’s sloping hood descends low, like a brooding brow.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
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The soil in the flower bed should slope into the cut edge of the lawn.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2026
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Likewise, a large sign on the convention floor advertises the #IslamabadTalks for the social media-inclined.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sandra Oh’s Ji-Yoon Kim is frazzled, idealistic, and inclined to compromise as her stock rises at the university.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
10 Apr. 2026
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Don’t sleep on this two-pack of hummingbird feeders, which can hold up to 16 ounces of hummingbird feed each, or this popular bird bath that birds love splashing around in.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Apr. 2026
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Premium and economy passengers will also still be required to purchase an actual seat, with these sleeping pods instead being available for an additional session fee of NZ$495 (about $280 per session).—
Emma Clarke,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Apr. 2026
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Rousouli is equally essential to Titanique's success, delivering a Jack Dawson who balances matinee-idol charm and a smooth tenor with a fearless willingness to lean into the absurd.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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When Earth moves through certain parts of its orbit, the tilt causes one half of the globe to lean toward the sun.—
David Yeomans,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Thao’s toddler grandson was napping on the couch when the immigration agents broke through the door on a Sunday afternoon and forced their way in with guns drawn, according to the family.—
Mark Vancleave,
Twin Cities,
13 Apr. 2026
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Uncomfortable pants can make everything from napping in your seat to using the bathroom feel like an arduous task.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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Bart claims to have recovered more than a billion dollars for his clients, but downstream of him are scores of challengers angling to catch some of that action for themselves.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was red-hot on the mound against the Cincinnati Reds and was angling to become the first pitcher to throw back-to-back shutouts in over a decade.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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