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 radio-wavelength image shows that the black hole’s jet is not straight, but is crooked with three distinct bends.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
1 Aug. 2025 -
In one image, Scales, who had won a Military Cross for his bravery at the front, wears a crooked grimace that suggests recent anguish.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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Some days my skin glows, and on others stress, and life’s ebbs and flows, bring breakouts, sun spots, dryness, and uneven texture.—
Micaela English,
Flow Space,
27 Aug. 2025
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Its floating cut disc adapts effortlessly to uneven terrain, aiming to promote a smooth, even trim while reducing the risk of scalping.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The four months Assad lost to an oblique injury that reoccurred during his initial rehab altered what his impact would look like this season.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill, who has been dealing with an oblique injury, remains on track to play in the regular-season opener Sept. 7 at Indianapolis, coach Mike McDaniel indicated Thursday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Atilt.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atilt. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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