as in inclines
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 tilts
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 slopes
Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Europe’s mountains, long celebrated for tourism and ski slopes, may soon be famous for what lies beneath them.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
On Etna’s slopes, the Benanti and Tornatore wineries produce nerello mascalese and carricante from vines rooted in volcanic soil, unlike anything else growing in Europe right now.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
The April 2 Instagram post showed the father-and-son duo swerving down the slopes during a skiing outing.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Crews were scrambling to keep flames from moving down slopes into the suburban neighborhoods of Thousand Oaks.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Flames spread up steep slopes, chewing through island chaparral, along with some grass and brush, said Mike Theune, fire information officer assigned to the incident.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
While a white shark’s fin is triangular, a dusky shark’s fin slopes and curves.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Depaz is one of Martinique’s most historically significant Rhum Agricole producers, located on the slopes of Mount Pelée.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Sunrise Park Resort The ski resort in the White Mountains has snow tubing, cross-country skiing and snow biking as well as downhill slopes for skiing and snowboarding.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Expansive tracts of upland pine and hardwood forests frame the trails, while the seepage slopes host carnivorous pitcher plants, terrestrial orchids, and other rare species.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The road, lined with two-story homes on each side, slopes down a gradual hill.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
Grizzlies and bighorn sheep roam the rocky slopes.
—Shilo Urban, Travel + Leisure, 19 May 2026
Europe’s mountains, long celebrated for tourism and ski slopes, may soon be famous for what lies beneath them.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
On Etna’s slopes, the Benanti and Tornatore wineries produce nerello mascalese and carricante from vines rooted in volcanic soil, unlike anything else growing in Europe right now.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
The April 2 Instagram post showed the father-and-son duo swerving down the slopes during a skiing outing.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Crews were scrambling to keep flames from moving down slopes into the suburban neighborhoods of Thousand Oaks.
—ABC News, 18 May 2026
Flames spread up steep slopes, chewing through island chaparral, along with some grass and brush, said Mike Theune, fire information officer assigned to the incident.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
While a white shark’s fin is triangular, a dusky shark’s fin slopes and curves.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 18 May 2026
Depaz is one of Martinique’s most historically significant Rhum Agricole producers, located on the slopes of Mount Pelée.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Verb
Safer travel can be found on lower-angle terrain, generally slopes less than 30 degrees, particularly in areas sheltered from the wind.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
Sunrise Park Resort The ski resort in the White Mountains has snow tubing, cross-country skiing and snow biking as well as downhill slopes for skiing and snowboarding.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Expansive tracts of upland pine and hardwood forests frame the trails, while the seepage slopes host carnivorous pitcher plants, terrestrial orchids, and other rare species.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.
—Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The road, lined with two-story homes on each side, slopes down a gradual hill.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.
—Evan Howell, Quanta Magazine, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slopes
Noun
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Be prepared for a few steep inclines (and, unfortunately, background traffic noise from a nearby road).—
Robert Annis,
Midwest Living,
16 May 2026
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Roller coasters are defined as a ride with an elevated railway with sharp curves and steep inclines, but even roller coasters have tons of different subtypes based on what the tracks and support structures are made of (namely wooden or steel), how the riders are positioned, and the ride’s speed.—
Sara Kiley Watson,
Popular Science,
13 May 2026
Verb
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And two of the major chase scenes were designed so that what starts off as righteous somehow tilts toward being unjust.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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The green tilts back and to the left.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 May 2026
Noun
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The ability to create offense individually, put pressure on the rim and set up stationary shooters — as much as such violates Kerr’s inclinations — have become necessary to beat good modern defenses.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 May 2026
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Who knew that such daring would lead to a film that avoids these inclinations entirely, especially one that could have so easily leaned into controversial territory?—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The topic angles that nobody else was covering.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Creators who want to pull both vertical and horizontal clips from one take can simply shoot at a wide angle and punch in to the frame to crop both angles out for YouTube and social apps.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Melissa, still one of the most obvious jelly shoe authorities, took the softer surreal lane with Susan Fang, bringing jelly into floral ballet flats, Sakura platform details and opaque-to-clear gradients.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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The very act of extracting energy from those gradients and feeding off of it, in some variety, is what fuels all biological processes at their core.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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The panelists will go behind the scenes of premium true crime storytelling — exploring what make a series to must-watch television, what tips it into sensationalism, and why that distinction matters more than ever.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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The musical lovingly tips its hat to those beloved shows of the past.—
Courtney Cole,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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“Slopes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slopes. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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