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
ABC News,
19 June 2026
Once this happens, Earth reaches a point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its highest tilt toward the sun.
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Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Rather than tilting the motors – as the Osprey or Valo do – its solution is to tilt the entire wings.
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Omar Kardoudi
june 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
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Noun
During the equinox, the Earth’s tilt is neither toward the sun nor away from the sun, so both the northern and southern hemispheres get an equal amount of sunlight.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
Once this happens, Earth reaches a point in its orbit where the North Pole is at its highest tilt toward the sun.
—
Hali Smith,
Idaho Statesman,
19 June 2026
Verb
This annual astronomical alignment signals the start of astronomical summer, occurring when Earth's northern axis is tilted most directly toward the sun.
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Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Rather than tilting the motors – as the Osprey or Valo do – its solution is to tilt the entire wings.
—
Omar Kardoudi
june 21,
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tilt
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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That was the end of things until last October, when the Washington County Attorney’s Office in Utah received a tip from Barry Diamond — senior pastor of Legacy Christian Church, where Vander Meer had worked as a youth pastor — that Bernadette may have been pushed to her death.
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Here, then, are some tips for calling the IRS.
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The plans have touched off stiff opposition from neighbors worried about soil erosion, already a problem in an area of steeply sloping topography, and potential well contamination.
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The sail should slope slightly downward so that rain doesn’t pool.
Noun
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Despite Iran’s threats, 20 of those ships had taken a route far south of Iran that hugs the coastline of the United Arab Emirates and bends along Oman’s Musandam Peninsula, avoiding Iranian waters.
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Then around the bend came the Carys in their canoe.
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While fully waterproof ones are rare, plenty are water-resistant, which means most rain will roll off if angled properly.
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Others play the long game, staying in role for months and even angling for promotions to expand access.
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Burdette, leveraging his brother’s connections with college athletes, and his natural inclination to bring the party, had recruited agents who were younger and more fun than Pughsley’s original crowd.
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Choosing a college major has always felt like a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries—new engineering and computer science grads earn more than those with English degrees.
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Next to him were Brad Lander, Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez, all left-leaning candidates running on a platform that includes abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and taking on bad landlords and greedy corporations.
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Kitchens can lean food-forward, with vanilla, cupcake or even something heartier like tomato leaf, because the scent feels at home alongside cooking aromas.
Noun
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But for a greater selection of live bait that will give you the ability to successfully adapt to the demands of a variety of angling situations, skip the tackle shop and catch your own.
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The latter is made possible by up to $650,000 in yearly matching grants from Colorado Parks & Wildlife, distributed to local and county governments, park and recreation departments, angling organizations, water districts and others.
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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