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Recent Examples of recline
In our era of ballooning pant legs and reclining theater seats, as Brooklyn pantries overflow with Wegmans bulk and Cybertrucks tear through Tribeca, one feature of the cityscape has been slimming down: the balcony.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2025
Never recline fast and don't recline during meal service because no one wants to look at your scalp.
—Abc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
It was followed by a full renovation of Majid Al Futtaim's 18-Screen Multiplex at Dubai Festival City Mall which now has reclining leather seats with blankets, and pillows.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
When a young girl begins menstruating, she’s seen reclining in a bathtub in the middle of a jungle as a pool of blood blossoms in the water.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Feb. 2025
Never recline fast and don't recline during meal service because no one wants to look at your scalp.
—Abc News, ABC News, 6 Feb. 2025
It was followed by a full renovation of Majid Al Futtaim's 18-Screen Multiplex at Dubai Festival City Mall which now has reclining leather seats with blankets, and pillows.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
When a young girl begins menstruating, she’s seen reclining in a bathtub in the middle of a jungle as a pool of blood blossoms in the water.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
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The findings could shine a light on the origin of the planet's strange magnetic field, and why it is tilted.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Neck Stretch: Slowly tilt your head toward one shoulder, holding for a few seconds, then switch to the other side.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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While confirming that on Monday during an appearance on the SEC Network, Sankey couched it with concerns that the CFP selection committee prioritized losses last year, when the SEC had only three teams make the 12-team field.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although couched in fiery rhetoric, the three-state, four-lawsuit litigation centering on the ACC, two dissatisfied member schools—Florida State and Clemson—and media rights contracts is fundamentally about one thing: money.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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The risk is not only that the administration may precipitate a constitutional crisis by defying the courts but also that a more corrupt and personalist form of government may become entrenched under a president inclined to cut deals with his friends and punish his enemies.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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But Miami is inclined to extend that offer, with a final decision due by late June.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2025
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Chapin, Kernodle's boyfriend, was sleeping over at the time.—
Kayna Whitworth,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kalvin sleeps next to him every night, the physical pressure helping the boy get better rest.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Interns bring new skills and knowledge that can complement the existing team, and this investment in emerging talent can benefit the organization in the short and long term. Identify and lean into transferable skills.—
Brad Smith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Koze imagined his fourth album as an invitation to let go, to lean back into his arms and be taken on a voyage of his own devising.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to Bruno, as well as trying to settle in at around 10 p.m., Pancake has also made a habit of napping in the same spot just after his breakfast.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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On the train, Amina sat next to a woman travelling alone with her baby, who was refusing to nap despite the mother’s frenzied attempts.—
Ayşegül Savaş,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2025
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They’re designed with a push-button lid and angled spout that prevent spills.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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At 33-41, the Heat — winners of four straight — are angling to move up from the No. 10 seed in the East, with the play-in tournament approaching.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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