as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the steep incline of the hill meant that it was impossible to ride a bicycle up it
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Recent Examples of incline
Toni Sutton, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
That then increased to 76 percent by 2010, before showing a steady incline to 96 percent in the year 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Global election results heralding a change in climate leadership, key players inclined to stall climate talks, and a disorganized host country all led to a final crunch that left few happy with a flawed compromise.
—Melinda Walling, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Get your daily steps in no matter what the temperature outside is with this walking pad with an incline.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
That then increased to 76 percent by 2010, before showing a steady incline to 96 percent in the year 2024.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
The moon’s clash with Venus inclines you to wallow over lost or unrequited love.
—USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Global election results heralding a change in climate leadership, key players inclined to stall climate talks, and a disorganized host country all led to a final crunch that left few happy with a flawed compromise.
—Melinda Walling, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Nov. 2024
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This past fall, the Bridge Fire burned new patches of the mountains, with flames creeping toward the mountain town of Wrightwood and the ski slopes.Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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By Angela Haupt January 14, 2025 8:00 AM EST Forget catching big air on the ski slope or staying upright on an ice rink.Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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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
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All Shares Index and the yield on the 10-Year China government bond, tend to precede equity bull runs in China.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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In response to the rise of populism or the far right, the centrist parties tend to close ranks, and that in turn strengthens both far-left and far-right parties even more.Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
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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
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During most of the Cold War and into the early 1990s, the partisan gap between rural and urban areas was relatively small; in the 1992 presidential election, for example, rural voters leaned Republican by just two percentage points over urban voters.Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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Stakeholders can lean into these lessons to refine their strategies and stay ahead of emerging risks.Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Incline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incline. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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