as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
cuts quite a dashing figure with a jauntily atilt beret
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Adjective
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The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025 -
Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Barry Cooper, the colorful former police officer turned scourge of crooked cops, couldn’t attend the screening of a new film about him at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival in Arkansas.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
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Instead of squandering a potential big inning, the Cubs had put up a crooked number.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After years of uneven results, prospects at main camp gave an indication that this season might be different.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Geographic and demographic disparities The uneven distribution of EV charging infrastructure is a huge challenge.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The 49ers are 4-2 but can’t run the ball effectively and quarterbacks Brock Purdy (turf toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) are hobbling.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Two other names on the injury report for Buffalo are tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique, questionable) and wide receiver/kick returner Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs, questionable).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Atilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atilt. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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