as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe
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as in sloping
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 tilting
Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Gently shift your weight to the right side, keeping your hips steady and without tilting your body.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
And early polling suggests the generic congressional ballot is tilting toward Democrats.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The frame is stable both on its stand and when hung on the wall, thanks to thin rubber strips on the back that prevent it from tilting.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In finance, insurance, and professional and business services, employers are tilting toward experienced hires and a falling share of postings requiring less than three years’ experience.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Spray with nonstick spray or heat about 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (tilting skillet to cover with oil).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Global markets, myriad analyses have shown, are tilting into a reality where wind and solar are the cheapest ways to generate electricity.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Gently shift your weight to the right side, keeping your hips steady and without tilting your body.
—Leoni Jesner, Health, 1 Nov. 2025
And early polling suggests the generic congressional ballot is tilting toward Democrats.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
The frame is stable both on its stand and when hung on the wall, thanks to thin rubber strips on the back that prevent it from tilting.
—PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
Something, the researchers said, must be disturbing these orbits and tilting them.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025
Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
In finance, insurance, and professional and business services, employers are tilting toward experienced hires and a falling share of postings requiring less than three years’ experience.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Spray with nonstick spray or heat about 2 teaspoons vegetable oil (tilting skillet to cover with oil).
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilting
Verb
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The property abuts a sloping canyon.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
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Instead, as part of the national INA-Casa program, the architects Ludovico Quaroni and Mario Ridolfi created the Tiburtino neighborhood, a hilly maze of sloping streets, shaded stairways, and curving alleys.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
16 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Among those players were outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen (originally sidelined with an ankle), center Cade Mays (ankle) and left guard Damien Lewis (oblique).—
Alex Zietlow
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was released after the trade deadline but re-signed a minor league deal and was added to the postseason roster after Elias Díaz’s oblique injury.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Kimmel had a tumultuous 2025, temporarily going off the air after conservative-leaning affiliate owners suspended the show following Kimmel’s remarks in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting.—
David Matthews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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While China has a more advanced humanoid and service bot ecosystem, European startups are leaning into drones, while American firms dominate in premium medical bots and robotics software.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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Burtynsky viewed the stromatolites and the rest of Shark Bay’s coastline only from the air, angling his camera out of the passenger window of a Cessna 210.—
Andrew Aoyama,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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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
Verb
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In the court documents reviewed by Western Investor, Northland alleges that the former employees carried out a series of unauthorized digital transfers from the restaurant’s tipping system over three years.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Pushing further at the city level risks tipping fragile businesses and households past the breaking point, undermining the very communities public policy aims to protect.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Tilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilting. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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