as in incline
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the next stretch of the trail had a gentle slope which made it easier to climb
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as in to tilt
to set or cause to be at an angle
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
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Recent Examples of slope
Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird lives on the dry Western slopes of the Chimborazo volcano in the High Andes of Ecuador.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the northern hemisphere, north-facing slopes are the most shaded, often holding dry, cold snow when the rest of the solar aspects are heating up.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird lives on the dry Western slopes of the Chimborazo volcano in the High Andes of Ecuador.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
On one side are the winding Snake River and a sloping mesa.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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The resort, however, is on an incline, and the hot springs are at the very top of the hill.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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An investigation determined that the injuries occurred after the victim had parked a red 2006 Kia Sedona on an incline on the northbound side of Lyric Lane.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
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
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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
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De Bruyne’s relentless creativity in the final third has thrived over the years Manchester, at the heart of a team that can control the ball close to goal, with dangerous runs angled towards goal from talented attacking players.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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The remedy phase of Google's antitrust trial is underway, with the government angling to realign Google's business after the company was ruled a search monopolist.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 Apr. 2025
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Polar regions are also warming two to three times as fast as the global average, reducing the temperature gradient between the poles and equator.—
Shuang-Ye Wu,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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With a unique look, each bottle features cuts and grooves inspired by the agave plant and gradient hues of orange, pink, red, and purple.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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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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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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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