as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the steep incline of the hill meant that it was impossible to ride a bicycle up it
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Recent Examples of incline
Cathy Cassata, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Running, walking, or hiking on an incline can also add extra strain, as can beach volleyball or other activities performed on sinking or uneven surfaces.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
While you may also be inclined to switch up your nail shape, Bachik also recently told Vogue that filing shorter nails on the squarer side provides a nice full-circle evolution of the early ’00s French, and can help create maximum impact for your fresh and fun new set.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Walking 5,000 steps up an incline will raise the heart rate more than walking 5,000 steps on flat ground, for example.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 5 Apr. 2025
Running, walking, or hiking on an incline can also add extra strain, as can beach volleyball or other activities performed on sinking or uneven surfaces.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
The risk is not only that the administration may precipitate a constitutional crisis by defying the courts but also that a more corrupt and personalist form of government may become entrenched under a president inclined to cut deals with his friends and punish his enemies.
—Edward Fishman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
While you may also be inclined to switch up your nail shape, Bachik also recently told Vogue that filing shorter nails on the squarer side provides a nice full-circle evolution of the early ’00s French, and can help create maximum impact for your fresh and fun new set.
—Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incline
Noun
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But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The proverbial slope from seemingly reasonable uses of these technologies to unconstitutional and unjustifiably speech-suppressive uses is very slippery.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Transform Effects The program includes 11 picture-in-picture (PiP) presets in the Transform group under Video FX, including Angle Left and Angle Right, which tilt your video on a 3D plane.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2025
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And then the camera tilts up from the throng of sweaty revelers to reveal a canopy of brightly glowing embers.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Some platforms tend to remove the grisliest content, and some ban a few cartels outright.—
Antón Barba-Kay,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2025
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The sector’s blue chips tend to be overcrowded, which is a recipe for limited yields.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One of the simplest ways to make running feel a little easier is to lean into your strides.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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Friday showed Black families in an authentically humane way without leaning into tragedy or stereotypes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Incline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incline. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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