tilt at
phrasal verb
tilted at; tilting at; tilts at
British
: to attack (someone or something) in writing or speech
critics tilting at the established system
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For a start, the position of Defense secretary would, obviously, position DeSantis himself for another tilt at the presidency once Trump reaches the end of his second and final term at the 2028 election.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
The eighth-year guard entered Sunday's tilt at TD Garden converting an average of just 26.1 percent of his 5.2 attempts from beyond the arc.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The moralising will subside when Neymar calls it a day, be that next week or — here’s hoping — in a couple of years, after a joyous swansong with Chicago or Santos or Flamengo, maybe even one final tilt at the World Cup.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
As 2025 kicks off, there are two milestones of paramount importance for Lund: The Concacaf Nations League semi-final against Panama and a successful tilt at Serie A promotion with Palermo.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
The eighth-year guard entered Sunday's tilt at TD Garden converting an average of just 26.1 percent of his 5.2 attempts from beyond the arc.
—Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
The moralising will subside when Neymar calls it a day, be that next week or — here’s hoping — in a couple of years, after a joyous swansong with Chicago or Santos or Flamengo, maybe even one final tilt at the World Cup.
—Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
As 2025 kicks off, there are two milestones of paramount importance for Lund: The Concacaf Nations League semi-final against Panama and a successful tilt at Serie A promotion with Palermo.
—David Ferrini, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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