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
Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
While once considered purely practical, antique tilt-top tables are coveted today for their space-saving design and quality construction.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
When 18 swans are in a perfectly straight line on the stage, just one dancer whose head is tilted a few degrees higher than the others will throw off the power of the image.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Noun
When Cunha gets his shooting movement right, there is minimal movement in his pelvic tilt.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
While once considered purely practical, antique tilt-top tables are coveted today for their space-saving design and quality construction.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
Belmont generated five shots over the first few minutes of the frame, but the last 12 minutes saw Woburn tilt the ice for a 13-3 shots advantage.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
When 18 swans are in a perfectly straight line on the stage, just one dancer whose head is tilted a few degrees higher than the others will throw off the power of the image.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilt
Noun
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Suckers often grow at a much more rapid pace than the growing tips of the older branches.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is one of the tips that came in.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The cars were situated on a little plateau, almost a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by downward sloping terrain.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Low fence markers can be seen outlining the building zone along Route 2, which slopes along open land, wooded patches and some ravines.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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His bends and sighs can be heard on records from Mouth Painter, North Americans, the Rose City Band and Jeffrey Silverstein, not to mention a string of solo albums both alone and with various bands (the post-rocking Tanks, the more sedate Unit).—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
11 Feb. 2026
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Those bends tend to set up in ways that reinforce background conditions related to Earth’s geography, Swain says.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Bashar is on the left, his body slightly angled away, his face uneasy.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
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Now imagine the same with some of those teary eyes angled down toward glowing screens, while others frame the bride with their phones.—
Nikita Khanna,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is because when people lose weight, the body’s natural inclination is to return to its previous weight – a phenomenon called metabolic adaptation.—
Amy J. Sheer,
The Conversation,
5 Feb. 2026
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The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Longtime supporters have jumped ship, viewing the LDP as too old-fashioned and center-leaning, and instead flocked to new right-wing parties.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fischnaller leaned hard on her family, teammates and coaches, as well as her then-boyfriend, now husband, Italian luger Dominik Fischnaller, the two-time Olympic bronze medalist in men’s singles after earning the podium again Sunday in the men’s event.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rowland, 44, plays Leah Caldwell, a veteran TV producer angling to be the first woman to run NYC’s top morning show.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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The natural event draws hundreds of visitors to the main viewing perch, the El Capitan Picnic Area, with many angling for a prime spot before the golden-hour magic begins.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Tilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilt. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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