Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclined
Verb
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The referees sure seemed tilted toward San Antonio throughout the night, and one moment in the second quarter helped the public's case.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026 -
Its height can be adjusted up to 8 inches; the screen can be tilted up to 90 degrees up or down; it can be swung up to 15 degrees to the left or right; and it can be pivoted from landscape to portrait mode and back.—
Tony Hoffman,
PC Magazine,
2 June 2026
Verb
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As Lopez-Custodio slept on a couch, he was attacked and fought back, causing Alvarez’s DNA to end up on his fingernails, prosecutors said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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After a day like last Friday, the traders who slept fine that night were the ones who had protection already in place, not the ones scrambling to buy puts at 3x normal premium after the move had already started.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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For the night, the singer leaned upon one of her favorite beauty signatures—an immovable red lip, hair up in a fishtail braid, tied up with a team-colors blue and orange ribbon.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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At the time of the injury, Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder provided a broad seven-to-11-month recovery timeline — and every update since has leaned optimistic.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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This is another red flag that is often missed because the request is often couched in language around protection or trust.—
Joy Harden Bradford,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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For now, Anteotokounmpo, 31, remains coy, his words wrapped in riddles and his intentions couched in caveats, even as ESPN continues to report that a trade (somewhere) is viewed as inevitable and even as the two-time MVP insists that a trade is not his decision.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For those who didn't make it, WBEZ offered a live radio broadcast that some might have been inclined to record on cassette tape for future listening.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 June 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
Verb
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The toothless man nodded, and the fat woman dozed.—
Óscar Martínez,
The Dial,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
Verb
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The classrooms have angled frames, which optimize exposure for solar panels, but also may excite students with their non-standard design.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2026
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The more modern building behind the palace has angled views of the water on one side or courtyard views in the entry-level rooms on the other.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Verb
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As Wallace did nearly all the talking, Hocevar nodded and offered a few smiles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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In South Meridian, Simison nodded to improvements coming to state Highway 69, or Meridian Road.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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“Reclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclined. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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