as in shape
a state of being or fitness
since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter
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Recent Examples of kilter
The ball placement was much better when his footwork was off-kilter.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Using four more passes to keep OKC off kilter, the ball eventually found a wide-open Obi Toppin, who buried a wing 3.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2025
And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Cease denied there was any correlation between his having focused on the two extra pitches and his getting mechanically off kilter.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
Using four more passes to keep OKC off kilter, the ball eventually found a wide-open Obi Toppin, who buried a wing 3.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2025
And what seemed a bit off kilter from the get-go was the casting.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Cease denied there was any correlation between his having focused on the two extra pitches and his getting mechanically off kilter.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
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To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of Mustangs over the years have bolstered that shape with big wings on the rear, but none have received the kind of aerodynamic augmentation seen on the GTD.—
Tim Stevens,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In 2020, health issues and a death left Harrison's mother unable to care for the kids, Kyla Rose and Emery.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Representatives for Bardot did not respond to PEOPLE's previous request for a comment on the actress's condition.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Balau Nath to erect the fort under the condition that the shadow of the fort must never cover Nath’s home.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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