reclined

past tense of recline

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclined
Verb
  • Energy Intelligence Pricing remains opaque but tilted in Beijing’s favor.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The findings come 10 months after the 2024 election, during which young men tilted rightward.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Wagner has since leaned into the meme, recently posting a TikTok video about the situation.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Management simplified the menu, sharpened the value proposition, and leaned into marketing that resonates with younger diners who want more than just a cheap meal.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Friedman slept three hours the night before, in preparation for the unveiling of his biggest feat yet.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some neuroscientists researching the effects of technology on older adults are inclined to agree.
    Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Lincoln was calm, patient, and inclined to mercy.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What tipped off authorities that there was a problem?
    Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Leeds are tipped to survive the drop after adding Premier League experience and European talent to their ranks.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And Powell also nodded to that possibility in his keynote speech last month at the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Alex fizzed in a pinpoint cross to De Rosario, who nodded home from four yards out.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lawrence and his team also placed mile markers along the hill and angled them forward to further the illusion.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Two angled full-range drivers create a wide, natural soundstage that feels far bigger than the slim frame suggests.
    Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Reclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclined. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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