tilt
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4.4
- noun
- /tɪlt/
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inclinación
- The Clinton administration began its policy with a pro-Pakistan tilt under Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs Robin Raphel.
- a slight tilt
- foreign policy tilt
- pro-U.S. tilt
They won the argument over this administration's accesses and periodic tilt off the left hand side towards socialism, suburban moms.
- They won the argument over this administration's accesses and periodic tilt off the left hand side towards socialism, suburban moms.
- That disparity or the other way around that disparity is called tilt score is tilted one way or the other.
Examples
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Graduate education is a crucial factor in explaining the discipline's tilt toward research and away from teaching.
Academic text (1995) -
But I do think they very clearly have a bearish tilt, and that's OK.
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without that crucial tilt, everything would have been different
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Even in the shadows, the sudden, attentive tilt of her head is apparent.
Fiction book (1995) -
Duane nodded, but a slight tilt of his head suggested that perhaps these difficulties could be overcome.
Academic text (2003) -
We need to support NGOs because often it is pressure from groups like Greenpeace, which I'm a board member of, that will help tilt the scale.
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" May-Annlouise laughed breezily, but the tilt of her head expressed a pained curiosity.
Fiction book (2000) -
Political analysts noted a distinct tilt in the administration's policies towards environmental issues.
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The professor's lectures often reflect a slight tilt towards European philosophy over American thought.
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In his writings, there is a clear tilt towards advocating for social justice and equality.
Synonyms
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4.8
A particular way of looking at or presenting a situation
65
7.4
Strong support for one group or view that ignores other views
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3.4
A tendency to prefer one idea or activity
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5.1
A way of looking at something that favors one side
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7.8
Support for one side in an argument that is not fair
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9.7
A way of showing a strong one-sided point of view
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
A long wooden fence between two knights during a joust to stop them hitting each other
A small movement of the head to one side that shows curiosity or confusion
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
How Biased
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tilt meaning a preference or bias comes from the idea of something that leans to one side; if an article has a tilt, it 'leans' toward one view. So a tilt is a small but clear leaning in opinion or choice.