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
Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
The watches cover the western slopes of the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains and western Plumas County and Lassen Park.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
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Noun
So all the curves seem to be following this exponential upward slope.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025
The watches cover the western slopes of the Northern Sierra Nevada mountains and western Plumas County and Lassen Park.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
The water will either puddle on top or run off if the site is sloped.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
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The seven-mile Torreya Challenge Loop steadily climbs and dips, meandering over creeks, an old forest road, and blackberry brambles, following a ridge where mountain laurels bloom in the spring and visitors can find the steepest incline in the park.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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The trail transitions into the Chimney Flats Trail, which travels northwest up an incline for roughly a mile before coming to a paved road.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Democrats tilted five seats their way in California.—
NPR,
NPR,
6 Nov. 2025
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It was also tilted with respect to the plane of the galaxy.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Nov. 2025
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The inclination to avoid that threshold already impacted Denver’s decision not to sign a rookie contract extension with Peyton Watson last month.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
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Lin—whose early career at Zappos and mathematical inclinations molded him into an early backer of companies like Airbnb and DoorDash—has been at Sequoia since 2010.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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From here Cathedral Rock Trail steepens dramatically, shinnying up rock faces, angling from ledge to ledge.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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When patterns show which angles hold attention and which intros lose readers early, teams can refine headlines, add context boxes, and improve internal links so coverage feels useful and easy to follow.—
Malana VanTyler,
Ascend Agency,
6 Nov. 2025
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The blue gradient has historical Olympics linkage.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Fortunately, the terrain doesn’t give me much choice early on, launching into some absurd gradients as steep as 36 percent—essentially a wall.—
Joe Baur,
Outside,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Russia has leaned heavily on its air power throughout its nearly four-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine, although Western observers have deemed its performance underwhelming; aircraft have often hammered Ukraine with destructive aerial attacks.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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But that didn’t seem to affect Lola Young, Sombr or The Marias, three alt-rock-leaning acts who have had remarkably less trouble finding pop-world embrace, each of whom received BNA nominations.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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