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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The other could be seen at the midway point of the scaffolding, which appeared to be tilted at a 45-degree angle 10 floors above the building's entrance at Wells and 10th streets.
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
That came in 2003, when 1.441 million viewers tuned into ABC on a Saturday afternoon for a tilt at Madison Square Garden.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Over the past two decades, this has been the tech equivalent of opening up a ground war in Asia or tilting at windmills, but there is some recent precedent: Perplexity.ai has been doing the same thing since November of 2022.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
For these Orlando soccer teams, there is a focus on creating an overall culture that builds a platform for sustained tilts at success, but the ultimate aim is to win championships, not to merely be impressive also-rans.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
That came in 2003, when 1.441 million viewers tuned into ABC on a Saturday afternoon for a tilt at Madison Square Garden.
—Richard Deitsch, The Athletic, 19 July 2024
Over the past two decades, this has been the tech equivalent of opening up a ground war in Asia or tilting at windmills, but there is some recent precedent: Perplexity.ai has been doing the same thing since November of 2022.
—John Koetsier, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
For these Orlando soccer teams, there is a focus on creating an overall culture that builds a platform for sustained tilts at success, but the ultimate aim is to win championships, not to merely be impressive also-rans.
—James Nalton, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Tilt at.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tilt%20at. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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