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
Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Whether that’s going to see a show, tossing some axes, cuddling with some cats at a café or racing down the slopes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss With 74 slopes and tons of annual snowfall, Livigno is a popular destination in northern Italy for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Federal analysts averaged data from hundreds of different transit agencies around the country using a variety of modes, including on-demand ride services, van pools, monorails, heavy rail and funicular rail cars that climb steep slopes.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
Vonn was airlifted from the slopes and taken immediately to Ca’ Foncello Hospital in Treviso.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Petrosini says the injury alone would likely not prevent Vonn from returning to the slopes.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The film includes a famous chase scene and climax in which Bond is pursued on a motorbike on the Cortina ski slopes.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
On the ice and the slopes, American athletes will once again be outfitted by Ralph Lauren, but what about everyone else?
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
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
While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Whether that’s going to see a show, tossing some axes, cuddling with some cats at a café or racing down the slopes, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
—Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Top 5 Can’t Miss With 74 slopes and tons of annual snowfall, Livigno is a popular destination in northern Italy for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.
—Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
Federal analysts averaged data from hundreds of different transit agencies around the country using a variety of modes, including on-demand ride services, van pools, monorails, heavy rail and funicular rail cars that climb steep slopes.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 10 Feb. 2026
Vonn was airlifted from the slopes and taken immediately to Ca’ Foncello Hospital in Treviso.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 10 Feb. 2026
Petrosini says the injury alone would likely not prevent Vonn from returning to the slopes.
—Michal Ruprecht, CNN Money, 10 Feb. 2026
The film includes a famous chase scene and climax in which Bond is pursued on a motorbike on the Cortina ski slopes.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
On the ice and the slopes, American athletes will once again be outfitted by Ralph Lauren, but what about everyone else?
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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There was treadmill work, the running deck set at steep inclines, the speed gradually increasing.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the car—small, low to the ground, and exceedingly heavy, owing to the ballistic steel and glass—is not suited to a city like Caracas, which is rife with steep inclines and deep potholes, and is best travelled in a four-by-four.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In one of the videos, the person tilts their head downward while walking through the home’s front archway.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ford tilts his head back with a chuckle.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is the standard for ramp inclinations that are usable for most people, especially wheelchair users.—
K. Desbouis,
Artforum,
6 Feb. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Compassionate Venus angles off auspicious Jupiter, spotlighting your 8th House of Generous Intimacy, which could signal adjustments around trust and money.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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Yet this is where Ueda’s BOJ finds itself as newish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angles to re-open the stimulus floodgates to juice the economy.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Gemstones, gradients, and graphic indulgences aside, there's nothing wrong with going back to the source.—
Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
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His process combines acrylic sprays, clouded gradients, and thick, deliberate brushstrokes to achieve depth, contrast and luminosity.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the private sector, the driving need to earn a profit often tips the scale in favor of change.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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Its moniker likely tips a cap to Purée Mongole, a creamy split pea and tomato soup that first appeared in cookbooks in the late 1800s.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2026
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