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
Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird lives on the dry Western slopes of the Chimborazo volcano in the High Andes of Ecuador.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
In the northern hemisphere, north-facing slopes are the most shaded, often holding dry, cold snow when the rest of the solar aspects are heating up.
—Lily Krass, Outside Online, 12 Apr. 2025
The Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird lives on the dry Western slopes of the Chimborazo volcano in the High Andes of Ecuador.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
On one side are the winding Snake River and a sloping mesa.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2025
From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.
—Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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The resort, however, is on an incline, and the hot springs are at the very top of the hill.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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An investigation determined that the injuries occurred after the victim had parked a red 2006 Kia Sedona on an incline on the northbound side of Lyric Lane.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Instead, Laurie tilts even further into vulnerability.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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Alas, Android got there first; AI is now tilted towards Google's approach.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Brit, still processing, clocks that Kenya was angling for a full-on meltdown, trying to provoke her into playing the aggressor.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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Floating vanity mirrors are angled to reflect the hillside beyond.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Nail artists today are adding a modern touch by mixing in details such as rhinestones and gradients to pay homage to the original design.—
Thalía Henao,
Allure,
11 Apr. 2025
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Add scoring marks for texture and a brown and orange paint gradient around the top of the carrot for added realism.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Friday showed Black families in an authentically humane way without leaning into tragedy or stereotypes.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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One of the simplest ways to make running feel a little easier is to lean into your strides.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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