as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
a rickety, tilting staircase that did not look safe
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as in sloping
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 tilting
Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn.
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Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
The vehicle uses six tilting propellers to achieve vertical takeoff before switching to forward flight.
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Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Right now the Northern Hemisphere is tilting towards the Sun.
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Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Whichever party holds the White House, the opposing party’s base gets energized — and in deep blue cities like New York, that energy shows up first and loudest in Democratic primaries, with those voters tilting well left of center.
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Bradley Honan,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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CBS News,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Each bag is equipped with features that make traveling easier, like comfort grip handles at the top and side, a self-locking retractable handle, back zippered pockets, and stability bars at the bottom to keep the bag from tilting while standing upright.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Verb
Celebrity CEOs in the feed What’s changed over the past few years is that the format of executive communications is tilting toward social‑native content.
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Rachel Ventresca,
Fortune,
5 July 2026
Since summer’s first day on June 21, the days have been growing shorter as the Northern Hemisphere slowly starts tilting toward autumn.
—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
4 July 2026
The vehicle uses six tilting propellers to achieve vertical takeoff before switching to forward flight.
—
Lily Wright,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Right now the Northern Hemisphere is tilting towards the Sun.
—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Whichever party holds the White House, the opposing party’s base gets energized — and in deep blue cities like New York, that energy shows up first and loudest in Democratic primaries, with those voters tilting well left of center.
—
Bradley Honan,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
—
CBS News,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
Each bag is equipped with features that make traveling easier, like comfort grip handles at the top and side, a self-locking retractable handle, back zippered pockets, and stability bars at the bottom to keep the bag from tilting while standing upright.
—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tilting
Adjective
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Infielder Nick Sogard, who had been called up in Story’s place, hit the IL with a right oblique strain June 3, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went to the IL with a forearm bone stress reaction similar to Mayer’s on June 20.
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Mayfield, who turned 31 in April, appeared on the Bucs’ injury report 10 out of 18 weeks with issues that spanned his foot, toe, knee, right biceps, oblique and right shoulder.
Verb
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The sloping roofs achieve this in a way that benefits both residents in their apartments and visitors in the streets.
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The intention is for native plants and wildlife to remain undisturbed in the sloping steeps.
Adjective
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Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match.
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His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of.
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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its outlook last November for the contest from leaning Republican to a toss-up.
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To be sure, center-leaning candidates won Democratic primaries on Tuesday in upstate New York and Utah.
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Johnson had been angling for such a resolution since the last weeks of 1963 and had begun discussing it in earnest the following February.
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David Zaslav announced plans to split up WBD in June, and a few months later, Paramount and Netflix were angling to take over the whole company.
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While cash is preferred by many technicians, tipping in other forms is acceptable if the option exists.
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Goalkeeper Orjan Nyland made some crucial saves, including tipping Amad’s late free kick over the bar.
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The trim and inclining experiment is to confirm the centre of gravity of the submarine and is measured by naval architects in both surfaced and submerged conditions.
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Outside a San Diego immigration court, a man, his mother, and his two daughters stand in a tight circle, inclining their heads toward a priest.
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“Tilting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tilting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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