Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclined
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Kim has also tilted his foreign policy toward Moscow in recent years, sending thousands of troops and large quantities of weapons to support Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine while portraying the North as part of a united front against Washington.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026 -
There was the togetherness to recover from going behind early, plus a level of control in possession that slowly tilted the match in their favour.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The special leaned into the nostalgia.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tradition, however, would be an improper adjective to describe the festivities ahead of the Giants’ 7-0 loss to the New York Yankees on Wednesday at Oracle Park, which served as Opening Night for all of Major League Baseball as Netflix leaned all the way into the pregame theatrics.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Thomas pulled a hoodie over his head and slept most of the shift, her lawyer said.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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Nobody slept, one participant recalled.—
Dave Lieber,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Those who faced Leiter’s kick changeup last season may be inclined to agree.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Some may be inclined to skip them in the future.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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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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And no matter what anyone does to look younger, Miller wants women to stop with the negative self-talk about aging that’s often couched in seemingly harmless jokes.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
23 Mar. 2026
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Cornhole is a game where players toss fabric bean bags at a raised, angled board.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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Three minutes later, Koga jumped to meet a corner from Honoko Hayashi and angled it into the back of the net to give Japan a 2-0 halftime lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The couple dozed like babies in the leaves—that cry, that wail, had become their sleep trigger.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Those losses tipped the team’s point differential into the red despite their overwhelming winning record.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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When a mysterious European ship was found marooned in a nearby village, its English pilot John Blackthorne (Jarvis) shared vital strategic secrets with Toranaga that tipped the scales of power in his favor to win a century-defining civil war.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Reclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclined. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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