as in incline
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the next stretch of the trail had a gentle slope which made it easier to climb
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as in to tilt
to set or cause to be at an angle
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
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Recent Examples of slope
Clara Westhoff, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
The slopes open at 11 am, and tickets are $35 per person.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Founded as a mining town in the 1870s, the city of 10,000 nestles up against the foothills of the Gila National Forest, 3.3 million acres of alligator juniper, ponderosa pine and Gambel oak draped across softly sloping mountains.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In 1923, workers used mules to haul wood and sheet metal up the slope.
—Clara Westhoff, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
The slopes open at 11 am, and tickets are $35 per person.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
With sloping sides and a large surface area, the oven can be used for searing, sauteing, braising, and frying.
—Kaitlin Gates, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
Founded as a mining town in the 1870s, the city of 10,000 nestles up against the foothills of the Gila National Forest, 3.3 million acres of alligator juniper, ponderosa pine and Gambel oak draped across softly sloping mountains.
—Christopher Flavelle, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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There are about 70 structures scattered along the area, some of which are located on steep inclines on the bank of the Fox River.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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How fast can your treadmill adjust from 1.5 speed at 1.0 incline to 3.5 speed at 8.0 incline?—
Kells McPhillips,
SELF,
11 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The governor’s race in Florida, once a battleground state that has been tilting toward Republicans, is one of the most prominent contests on the election calendar in 2026.—
Neil Vigdor,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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During January, the northern hemisphere tilts away from the sun, leading to colder temperatures and shorter days.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
Noun
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While the natural inclination may be to retreat into silos, to focus on what is within our immediate control, or to compete for limited resources, the challenges of the Intelligent Age cannot be solved in isolation.—
Klaus Schwab,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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But Evans argues that, to the contrary, few Germans truly shared such inclinations.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Fast flying, the digger bee sometimes angles its long tongue down a flower without letting its feet touch the petals.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Darnold angled a third-and-9 throw to tight end T.J. Hockenson on Minnesota’s first drive.—
Alec Lewis,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Having her hair pulled back from her face showed off the silver gradient.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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This allowed the researchers to explore how changing the gradient guided the embryoid – an aggregate of embryonic stem cells – toward distinct outcomes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The Wolves failed to lean into their ball movement and size, and Cleveland outexecuted Minnesota by a severe margin en route to a 124-117 Cavaliers’ victory Saturday at Target Center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
19 Jan. 2025
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Williams has since leaned into the house’s history, dressing up a Puente-like mannequin on the front porch and framing photographs on the wall that document Puente’s history there.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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