as in slopes
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 tilts
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Instead of rewarding that innovation, the FDA’s new approach tilts the field toward corner-cutters.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
That was really the moment when the show tilts and changes.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the persistent crowding and high valuations in growth names point to a broadening of opportunities outside megacap growth as risk premiums compress and market leadership tilts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The Seahawks blistered the Chiefs in the second of three preseason tilts 33-16 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
The warps also mimic the tilts of the orbits of the planets in our solar system.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Chargers went 11–6 in 2024 and made the playoffs as a wild-card team, doing it with a top-tier scoring defense and a quarterback who still tilts fields.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Instead of rewarding that innovation, the FDA’s new approach tilts the field toward corner-cutters.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
That was really the moment when the show tilts and changes.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Meanwhile, the persistent crowding and high valuations in growth names point to a broadening of opportunities outside megacap growth as risk premiums compress and market leadership tilts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
The Seahawks blistered the Chiefs in the second of three preseason tilts 33-16 at Lumen Field in Seattle.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilts
Noun
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If Trump bends to Chinese pressure and lifts HBM controls, China could more easily produce AI chips at scale, Biden had feared.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
11 Aug. 2025
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Today’s best practices encourage moving flood water as slowly as possible by returning bends and curves to urban rivers.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
10 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The changes are intended to address tax reporting updates, particularly for employees who receive tips and overtime pay.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Use our tips to freshen your concrete.—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Rather than embellishing her $68 bloomers with the ruffles and frills of 19th-century French intimates, Hourston leans into casual prints and patterns to distinguish her bloomers.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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While the United States leans heavily on voluntary 401(k)-style savings plans, other nations rely on mandatory contributions or more traditional pensions to ensure broad coverage and steady income.—
Charlotte Morabito,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Album Also Breaks Into The Top 40 Beyond its most impressive landing spots, Live At The Oval 1971 appears on several other lists.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Therefore, the lists of people who are important to each family should be made first, in order to plan the budget for the wedding — whether, for example, the reception is a tea instead of dinner, or the flowers are local instead of flown in from another continent.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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However, another modification the company will make to Super Heavy — though not one included for Flight 10 — will help gain some of those attack angles back.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The style is cut with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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This output force enabled the robot to traverse difficult to navigate terrains—including soil, rough stone, PVC, glass, wood, and inclines between 5 and 15 degrees—while keeping a consistent speed.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Tilts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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