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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
just lean the ladder against the tree and climb up it
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as in relied
to place reliance or trust
you can always lean on me if you need help
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Recent Examples of leaned
The Knicks, by contrast, leaned heavily on their starters once again.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Rookie Dalton Knecht, a glaring defensive liability at times, has seen his minutes decrease over the past month as the Lakers have leaned more into the defense of Max Christie, Gabe Vincent and Cam Reddish on the perimeter.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
While their early hits leaned heavily on bubblegum pop, albums like Phase III and Crazy Horses hinted at the band’s evolving ambitions.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This time the pair matched in black tops as Watts leaned onto her husband’s chest with his arm resting gently around her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Last year’s reboot surprised a lot of fans who were accustomed to the middle grade book source material, as well as the original Fox Kids TV show, both of which leaned into safer scares.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But in recent days, he’s also leaned into softer messaging.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
In a country with a conservative Muslim society, the students have leaned into the language of left-wing revolutionary politics.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
Rookie Dalton Knecht, a glaring defensive liability at times, has seen his minutes decrease over the past month as the Lakers have leaned more into the defense of Max Christie, Gabe Vincent and Cam Reddish on the perimeter.
—Jovan Buha, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
While their early hits leaned heavily on bubblegum pop, albums like Phase III and Crazy Horses hinted at the band’s evolving ambitions.
—Darryn King, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
This time the pair matched in black tops as Watts leaned onto her husband’s chest with his arm resting gently around her.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Last year’s reboot surprised a lot of fans who were accustomed to the middle grade book source material, as well as the original Fox Kids TV show, both of which leaned into safer scares.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
But in recent days, he’s also leaned into softer messaging.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
In a country with a conservative Muslim society, the students have leaned into the language of left-wing revolutionary politics.
—Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
The marketing for the movie largely evaded the topic of domestic abuse and leaned heavily into the pic’s floral aesthetic given that Lively’s character Lily is a flower shop owner.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaned
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And so much of the first season relied on the novel horror of watching the barbaric, exploitative Squid Game play out, hoping that protagonist Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) could hold onto his humanity in the face of it all.—
Kayti Burt,
TIME,
26 Dec. 2024
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The litigation Jerry’s lawyer, Luke Widener, said the workers relied on management to warn them of dangers outside because the factory had few windows.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Dec. 2024
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Wartime letters sent by my father to my mother at her family home in Chicago, written in his own hand on Navy letterhead, the precise print of an engineer, angled slightly to the right.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Dec. 2024
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Midcentury tissue box covers feature clerestory windows, angled rooflines,and patterned concrete block designs.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
20 Dec. 2024
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Gomez trained like his next meal depended on it.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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That’s bound to have an impact on the development of young drivers, who have traditionally depended on short tracks to learn their craft the same way baseball players rely on the minor leagues.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Dec. 2024
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“Leaned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaned. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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