recline

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Recent Examples of recline Icy Repose by Sue Flood A Weddell seal reclines on an ice floe in Neko Harbor, an inlet on the Antarctic Peninsula. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025 My knees were in the back of the seat in front of me without the person reclining. Soo Kim, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 As a result, EEGs are typically performed over relatively short periods of time in hospitals or clinics, with the patient remaining seated or reclined the whole time. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2024 This Year Several Reddit users sided with the traveler in the comments section of the post, stating that it should be expected that people recline their seats on airplanes. Raven Brunner, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recline
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
Verb
  • Housing markets across the nation are starting to tilt in buyers' favor, according to a Redfin expert who is encouraging aspiring homeowners to set their own terms when purchasing a property.
    Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Ergonomics are improved too, the S1R II uses a dual articulating touch screen that tilts straight up or down, and can also flip out to the side and face forward.
    Jim Fisher, PCMAG, 25 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Some were upset that the remarks were overly ambiguous and couched as a mystery or riddle.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Campus antisemitism Some of the coming crackdown will be couched as a reaction to campus antisemitism.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The sloping roofs and spacious interiors show that these homes are built to maximise natural light and ventilation.
    Kissa Castaneda, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The sloping roof prevents water from building up and seeping inside during storms.
    Shea Simmons, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • If the club handles their business and impresses over the next two weeks, however, the Canucks could yet be inclined to chart a very different, and less patient path through the NHL’s traditional silly season.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • And although this problem is long-standing, until the past decade or so, no one with both the necessary expertise and the power to intervene has been inclined to help.
    Adam Marcus, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Within four hours of going to sleep, he was found unconscious and not breathing by Wallace.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Amid a crackdown on outdoor sleeping by Miami Beach police, the city’s unsheltered homeless population was 105 in an overnight count by the Homeless Trust in January, a 31% decrease from a year earlier.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Some lean ultra-creamy, others mimic a tinted moisturizer, and some dry down to a matte, powdery finish.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 24 Feb. 2025
  • From the jump, Johnson leaned into the excitement and expectation with an understanding of how much heavy lifting is required to attain his goals.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • By the end, there was a lot of napping in the cars.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Payton stuck to his theme on a fourth-and-8 at the Broncos’ 43 about four minutes into the second stanza, catching the Bills napping on a nifty fake-punt pass from Riley Dixon to a wide-open Marvin Mims Jr.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Louis Vuitton has launched the LV Biker MM, a new signature bag masterminded by artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière, and the chattering fashion classes are already angling to invest.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
  • As a part of his efforts, President Trump is angling to shut down the Department of Education, a move that will have dramatic repercussions around the country.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2025

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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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