as in incline
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the next stretch of the trail had a gentle slope which made it easier to climb
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as in to tilt
to set or cause to be at an angle
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
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Recent Examples of slope
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
How slippery is the slope of depravity?
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Noun
Kilimanjaro was as wide as a ski slope on the back side, the terrain now deep sand.
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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
How slippery is the slope of depravity?
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Verb
The road wound upwards, past a sloping graveyard and cedar trees.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
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Temperatures will be on the incline, reaching into the 90s by lunchtime and the upper 90s by the late afternoon.
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But traipse past the principal’s office, scale a short incline, and you’ll be rewarded with an 80-foot-long mural that explodes with color.
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Rey exploded on Ethan with 10-count punches, but a tilt-a-whirl was countered by Page with a sitout faceplant.
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In Egypt, certain pharaohs seemed, for reasons still debated, to tilt their own representations from the ideal to the natural.
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Burdette, leveraging his brother’s connections with college athletes, and his natural inclination to bring the party, had recruited agents who were younger and more fun than Pughsley’s original crowd.
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Choosing a college major has always felt like a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries—new engineering and computer science grads earn more than those with English degrees.
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The fluffy brush made with vegan bristles is angled for flawless foundation application.
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The groups also added onto the old building with a three-story, angled atrium to provide greater visibility for the Aspire Center from the intersection of Madison and Central.
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Schiavo said the Federal Railroad Administration issues national standards on train crossing gradients.
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Jaden Smith at Christian Louboutin is keeping the category interesting with his designs, including details like gradient coloring and wide square toes.
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Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Kitchens can lean food-forward, with vanilla, cupcake or even something heartier like tomato leaf, because the scent feels at home alongside cooking aromas.
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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