: proper or usual state or condition : order
out of kilter
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since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter
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Are old beliefs throwing you off kilter?
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
His absence threw the Charges’ pass-rush out of kilter, with Tuli Tuipulotu taking over for him opposite Khalil Mack and Bud Dupree adding depth beyond those two.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 22 Sep. 2024
Too much rain — another reality in the era of climate change — can throw fall foliage off kilter.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
Especially, crucially, as these ultra-intense peaks never feel out of kilter with the rest of the image thanks to the way Panasonic’s processing is capable of ‘seeing’ the picture as an organic, balanced whole rather than just a bunch of disconnected elements.
—John Archer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
His absence threw the Charges’ pass-rush out of kilter, with Tuli Tuipulotu taking over for him opposite Khalil Mack and Bud Dupree adding depth beyond those two.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 22 Sep. 2024
Too much rain — another reality in the era of climate change — can throw fall foliage off kilter.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
Especially, crucially, as these ultra-intense peaks never feel out of kilter with the rest of the image thanks to the way Panasonic’s processing is capable of ‘seeing’ the picture as an organic, balanced whole rather than just a bunch of disconnected elements.
—John Archer, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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kilter
noun
kil·ter
ˈkil-tər 
: proper condition
the TV is out of kilter
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