as in to slope
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 tilt
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
The incremental growth and lessons learned over the Hornets’ final seven games, including Monday night’s tilt with the Utah Jazz at Spectrum Center, is one of the things to keep an eye on.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Experts on both sides caution not to read too much into what Tuesday’s results might mean regarding Musk’s influence, noting there’s a number of factors at play that could tilt the results one way or another.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Naz Reid and Donte DiVincenzo were each suspended one game each, and will miss Tuesday’s tilt in Denver.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
The incremental growth and lessons learned over the Hornets’ final seven games, including Monday night’s tilt with the Utah Jazz at Spectrum Center, is one of the things to keep an eye on.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
There are no guarantees in the NCAA Tournament, but this FanDuel promo can help tilt the odds in favor of bettors.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Experts on both sides caution not to read too much into what Tuesday’s results might mean regarding Musk’s influence, noting there’s a number of factors at play that could tilt the results one way or another.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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And in 1981, a tip from an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer serving in the Los Angeles County Health Department led to the first description of a new disease that would become the global epidemic of HIV-AIDS.—
Casey Luc,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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My search for these cases began with a tip about Mary’s death.—
Sarah Stillman,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Sitting at 4-under par and just over the green on the par 5 at No. 15, McIlroy chipped back onto the sloping surface and the ball rolled across the green and into the water.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Moving forward, caretakers also hope to add additional accessibility features, like sloping ramps and more flat areas with mats.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Neighborhoods to Visit Città Antica Verona’s historic center, known as the Città Antica or the Centro Storico, is nestled within a bend in the Adige River and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
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To stretch and strengthen your feet, try the following: To stretch the calf and heel, try heel cord stretches: Stand facing a wall, placing the unaffected leg forward with a slight knee bend and the affected leg straight behind with the heel flat.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Brit, still processing, clocks that Kenya was angling for a full-on meltdown, trying to provoke her into playing the aggressor.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Floating vanity mirrors are angled to reflect the hillside beyond.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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But a few things might be happening at once: The city’s Department of Housing and Preservation Development has in recent decades relaxed the closet-storage-space requirement for new construction angling for government financing.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2025
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The episode begins at Dockside Seafood and Fishing Center, the heart of Virginia Beach’s angling community, and yours should, too.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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