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as in tilted
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as in lay (down)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclined
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The Big Dipper will be hanging low in the sky, its bowl tilted towards due north.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025 -
An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal daylight and darkness.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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Chili’s has leaned into digital engagement.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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Friedman slept three hours the night before, in preparation for the unveiling of his biggest feat yet.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Feel like Bryson Tiller is being slept on and will be a factor by the end of the year.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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When not at work, Kate looks after Mac, who's recovering from a motorbike accident and is inclined to spend his days sitting in his recliner.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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When not at work, Kate looks after Mac, who’s recovering from a motorbike accident and is inclined to spend his days sitting in his recliner.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
17 Sep. 2025
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These reflections, too, would then be couched in a language too confusing for most readers to understand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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The web of secrets and confessions, schemes and counterplots, short-term pleasures and far-reaching decisions, are couched in dialogue that is pugnacious, vulnerable, comedic, and sometimes richly poetic, and which feels as spontaneous as it is carefully crafted.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2025
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That means that a married couple may not simply double the deduction, even if both taxpayers are tipped employees.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nexstar, an affiliate group that owns 197 TV stations across the US, heard the call and threatened to stop airing Kimmel, which tipped the hand of ABC’s leadership at Disney.—
James Folta
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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So Ronny sat up front while Cali dozed in the back, and the trio didn’t speak as the truck cut through the morning.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The rest of the team nodded solemnly.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the first lady nodded to British heritage by wearing a floor-length Burberry trench coat, collar upturned and paired with oversized Saint Laurent shades, to board Air Force One in Washington DC.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Reclined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclined. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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