reclines

verb

present tense third-person singular of recline
1
as in tilts

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2
as in lies (down)

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Recent Examples of reclines If Alice reclines all the way, Bob might initiate a three-quarters recline, followed by Carla, who reclines only halfway, until Dan stops the pulse by refusing to recline on principle. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclines
  1. tilts
  2. sleeps
  3. leans
  4. couches
  5. slopes
  6. snoozes
  7. heels
  8. dozes
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  • But others said the survey often tilts toward conservative candidates, which is different than the nonpartisan polls run by the three universities.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
  • According to Song, this system captures the energy naturally generated whenever the massive pile frame lowers or tilts, converting that potential energy into recyclable electricity.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of tilts
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  • No matter what’s on the agenda this season, here’s what to wear in the city that never sleeps.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The program has five types of fabric to accommodate different seasons and whether the child sleeps hot or sleeps cool, helping parents make a choice while also offering design choices for kids to select from.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of sleeps
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  • Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The stone leans toward or away from the steel; the steel approaches or withdraws from the stone.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of leans
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  • Instead, the playbook is straightforward – identify a problem, then propose an overly restrictive governing scheme that couches the political favoritism as a beneficial expansion of the regulatory state.
    — Wayne Winegarden, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Definition of couches
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  • The rest of the Cambria isn’t bad, either, including the shops and galleries along Main Street (which is deceptively long) and the piney slopes above.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In rivers and streams in Virginia and Maryland, Hack measured the length of each stream and the area of the land that slopes toward that stream and therefore drains into it, called its basin or drainage area.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of slopes
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  • But Griffin and his inner circle long ago figured out that anyone who snoozes at the wheel gets run off the road.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Another medium-firm option that will deliver crucial neck support is Casper’s original pillow, which is great for all types of sleepers like our contributor Madeleine Luckel, who snoozes on both of her sides, her back, and stomach.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of snoozes
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  • Savoy Brown also wore Manolo Blahnik heels with a Hanut Singh ring.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • These sultry heels have a subtle pink hue like the Elisabet Tang heels, as well as eye-catching hold hardware on the back.
    — Jordan Julian, InStyle, 4 Feb. 2026
Definition of heels
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  • On some of my visits, Marsha dozes most of the time.
    — Marc Silver, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Rather, the protagonist dozes right through it.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of dozes

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