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
Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The hotel was within walking distance of the slopes and provided amenities aimed at pampering the upper-middle-class families who vacationed there.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Johanna Read, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
If trekking around the property’s sloping terrain isn't enough of a workout, the state-of-the-art fitness center is open 24 hours a day and has a weekly schedule of classes ranging from aerial yoga to bootcamp.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
But since then, it’s been nothing but a significant downward slope, with the steepest angle being across 2024.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The hotel was within walking distance of the slopes and provided amenities aimed at pampering the upper-middle-class families who vacationed there.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
Planes first need to fly low over a busy traffic circle atop a hill with roads that slope down toward both sides of the runway.
—Johanna Read, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
If trekking around the property’s sloping terrain isn't enough of a workout, the state-of-the-art fitness center is open 24 hours a day and has a weekly schedule of classes ranging from aerial yoga to bootcamp.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slope
Noun
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There are about 70 structures scattered along the area, some of which are located on steep inclines on the bank of the Fox River.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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How fast can your treadmill adjust from 1.5 speed at 1.0 incline to 3.5 speed at 8.0 incline?—
Kells McPhillips,
SELF,
11 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Sure, under Major League Baseball’s current economic system, the game’s financial playing field is tilted.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The planets in our solar system orbit the sun in roughly the same plane, known as the ecliptic, which is tilted relative to Earth's equator by about 23.5 degrees.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 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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It is also elevated by the presence and placement of diamonds on the flange and indexes, which are notably set into the curve on either side of a deep flange, originally angled that way in 1963 to enhance readability of the seconds index.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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But a postseason game is different, in part because teams angle all season to secure home-field advantage in the playoffs.—
Sam Farmer,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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Outerwear and knitwear were soft, as were the single-breasted and double-breasted cashmere coats, the soft napa leather jackets, and cocooning knits with mélange effects and gradient needlework.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some studies suggest that rapid Arctic warming, known as Arctic amplification, reduces the temperature gradient between the Arctic and mid-latitudes, potentially leading to a more meandering jet stream.—
Jim Foerster,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The Wolves failed to lean into their ball movement and size, and Cleveland outexecuted Minnesota by a severe margin en route to a 124-117 Cavaliers’ victory Saturday at Target Center.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
19 Jan. 2025
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So, too, did TikTok lean into our era’s nostalgia-dominant pop culture, breathing life into long lost (or so Gen Z may think) classics from acts like Fleetwood Mac, Boney M., Billy Joel, and even Aly & AJ.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Slope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slope. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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