as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the robin tilts its head as it hunts for worms in the grass
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Recent Examples of tilt
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Even if nothing comes of those discussions, the talks certainly signaled to the FCC that Skydance could be open to making CBS News tilt further to the right.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That is until a full-price cash offer tilted the tables.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Look for office chairs with adjustable features, including an adjustable chair height, neck rest, lumbar support, seat tilt, seat slide and mobile armrests.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Even if nothing comes of those discussions, the talks certainly signaled to the FCC that Skydance could be open to making CBS News tilt further to the right.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Verb
Thune put his own fingerprints on Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, tilting it to the right.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That is until a full-price cash offer tilted the tables.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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Let your teeth part slightly so there’s a tiny gap, and rest the tip of your tongue on the roof of your mouth, just behind your front teeth.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
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Tip of the Week So tip of the week, people ask me, when is the best time to water plants?—
Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In the late 18th century, French artist Elizabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun painted a portrait of Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, wearing a sloping straw hat and chemise dress — a typical undergarment for women at the time.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
29 July 2025
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The latter gives a good perspective on just how big and sloping the green can be, and a great view of incoming balls flying through the air toward the pin.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The gentler bend in the screen reduces the appearance of the middle crease and allows the two halves to close tightly with no gap.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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From the Rhine’s romantic bends past half-timbered villages and Gothic cathedrals to the Danube’s imperial sweep through Vienna, Budapest, and Bratislava—each voyage is a sensory mosaic of medieval history, fine European cuisine, and enchanting culture.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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The tracks led north and east now, angling and twisting through the timber, across ravines and small draws, avoiding parks and passes, heading generally into the wind.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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Metallica’s Lars Ulrich addressed rumors that the band is circling a Las Vegas Sphere residency — as well as angling for the halftime show at next year’s Super Bowl — in an interview Wednesday with Howard Stern.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Martone’s positive inclination is also backed by the quality and attention to detail ICR offers, aspects that not only enabled the company to be the first cosmetics firm in Italy to be certified for its quality in 1996, but are embedded in his family roots.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Diamandis told me that our hardwired inclinations toward selfishness did trouble him sometimes, in the middle of the night.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The engaged couple even got cozy, with Holland, 29, seemingly spotting photographers and leaning into the Euphoria Emmy winner.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Brands like Stella McCartney and Chanel have been leaning into the fluid silhouettes trending this summer.—
Luz García,
Glamour,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Participants will be taught basic angling skills, including casting, knot-tying and fish identification as well as ethical angling practices, forest preserve district news release said.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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However, with the defense angling to move things along faster, that timeline could be expedited.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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