tilts 1 of 2

plural of tilt
as in bends
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle indicated her approval with a slight tilt of her head

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tilts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of tilt

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Recent Examples of tilts
Noun
Rybakina and Sabalenka know each other’s games well, having previously met 17 times on the WTA Tour, with Rybakina winning the last two tilts – earning the Australian Open and WTA Finals titles. — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 To help find your even position, do some pelvic tilts between over- and under-extension. — Sophia Dyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026 In ’94 and ’95 with the Vikings, Moon had averaged seven tilts per season of at least 275 passing yards. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 1 June 2026 One which changes profoundly with the tilts and turn of the planet, yet its essence holds true. — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 17 May 2026 But the idea is that putting on clothes that are more formal tilts you more towards that abstract side. — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026 There were three separate tilts in the first nine seconds of the game — first Matthew took on Canadian forward Brandon Hagel. — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Feb. 2026 Warhorses charge, lances down, crashing through the tilts as lances break on shields and men topple from their steeds. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 The Kings will kiss off the Pacific briefly after these two games, but will play five straight intradivision tilts spread across the beginning and end of the Olympic break next month. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
But others said the survey often tilts toward conservative candidates, which is different than the nonpartisan polls run by the three universities. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 According to Song, this system captures the energy naturally generated whenever the massive pile frame lowers or tilts, converting that potential energy into recyclable electricity. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026 If Mensah or Manning or Moore play consistently in big games and the playoffs, then the argument, in my view, tilts from Smith to one of the quarterbacks – if Willis doesn’t prove franchise QB-worthy in the months ahead. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2026 The time points to the moment when the Earth tilts equally toward and away from the Sun and brings nearly equal amounts of daylight to all latitudes. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The days get shorter because the Northern Hemisphere tilts away from the sun after the equinox. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Anything less and the balance of the Heat’s offseason — and future — tilts toward an abyss. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026 El Niño, the climate pattern of ocean waters warming up in the central and eastern Pacific, tilts the chances in favor of wet winters in Southern California. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026 Connectivity stretches to a mini-HDMI input and a second USB-C port, with a pair of 1-watt speakers and an audio output rounding things out, while the stand tilts through a 0 to 180-degree range but skips swivel, height, and pivot adjustment. — New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilts
Noun
  • What singles out Treville is its immense beauty and seclusion, despite Positano being only a couple of hairpin bends away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Day and night aren't exactly 12 hours long on the day of the equinox because the Earth's atmosphere refracts, or bends, light in an optical illusion that brings more daylight than there really is.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The rest of the Cambria isn’t bad, either, including the shops and galleries along Main Street (which is deceptively long) and the piney slopes above.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In rivers and streams in Virginia and Maryland, Hack measured the length of each stream and the area of the land that slopes toward that stream and therefore drains into it, called its basin or drainage area.
    — Natalie Wolchover, Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Usually, the show gives us the total each crew member made in tips for the season, but not this time.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Meg’s hairstylist, Kellon Deryck, transformed Megan with a platinum updo that mirrored a pair of cute cat ears, whose tips were dyed a peachy orange.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The stone leans toward or away from the steel; the steel approaches or withdraws from the stone.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each Thursday-Saturday pairing features two completely different set lists, with no songs repeated between nights.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Adapting to the 20,000-seat Garden, Styles’s stage is a more streamlined semi-circle that still angles for maximum access, plus a little pop.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Outdoor curtains lend some privacy while providing a bit of shade when the sun angles in at sunrise and sunset.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Released in 2024, the uniforms have multiple nods to car culture, including a tire mark down the middle of the jersey and a nod to Woodward Ave on the sleeve.
    — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And although Etna’s narrative voice—vulnerable, curious, endearingly direct—inclines the reader to envision the pluckiest good boy, humanity’s violence deprives him of a gentle youth.
    — Rachel Vorona Cote, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • These monsters—its antitheses—constitute that part of our nature that urges us to be sensible and strong, and that inclines us to see the life drive as trivial, weak, sentimental and immoral.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026

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“Tilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilts. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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