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
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The slope of the 20-day MA has rolled over to suggest the short-term uptrend has a significant loss of momentum.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The vineyard is steeply sloped in spots, and Casanueva thinks the top part might be ideal for merlot.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica could be a region where landslides occur with heavy rain due to steep hill slopes, Karl Lang, an assistant professor of geology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, told the Associated Press.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
The slope of the 20-day MA has rolled over to suggest the short-term uptrend has a significant loss of momentum.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
Three-Bedroom With Landscaped Yard This three-bedroom, one-bathroom house on a sloping lot in North Berkeley was walkable to many amenities and the church, and had been upgraded throughout.
—Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
The vineyard is steeply sloped in spots, and Casanueva thinks the top part might be ideal for merlot.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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However, running or walking at pace at an incline on a treadmill didn't necessarily change how much effort my body was putting into the movement – if heart rate is anything to go by.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
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Our bed might not connect to the cloud and remain stuck at an incline.—
Nancy Walecki,
The Atlantic,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though conservative Ohio courts always conspired to tilt her battle uphill, the initial suit made a splash.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
21 Oct. 2025
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The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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At its core, the technology exploits salinity gradients between water sources.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The left side of the concrete beads gradient from gray to black and back to gray before the ends of the wire show through the right side of the work.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has called on the agency to shift money from its contingency fund and other places to keep SNAP at least partially funded.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
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We’re thrilled to invest in the United States and in the region and lean into our creative momentum to spark economic growth.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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