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Recent Examples of recline
For the hammam experience, there would be a marble bench for reclining and enjoying the steam, along with a beautiful mosaic tile feature wall and gentle, ambient lighting.
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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
The business class cabin features a 25-inch-wide chair that can be reclined into a two-meter-long bed.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The adjustable headrest is also a nice touch when reclining or just leaning back.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
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Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
The business class cabin features a 25-inch-wide chair that can be reclined into a two-meter-long bed.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The adjustable headrest is also a nice touch when reclining or just leaning back.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recline
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And committees were more heavily tilted toward Democrats, giving its members’ bills an easier path to the floor.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Chock continues to look up from under his eyebrows with his head tilted down, which is the way serial killers in movies look at people.Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The wording in those posts were often couched, appearing to be an insider’s intuition.Katie Strang, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
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Some American journalists and politicians couched their desire to round up and imprison Japanese Americans in humanitarian terms: to protect them from potential mob violence.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
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The tournament spans just three rounds, and the challenge hole, No. 14—a sloping dogleg par 5 with a Sunday setup that moves the tee box up 70 yards—became Thitikul’s playground.Mike Dojc, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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This architectural feature creates space for panoramic geometric windows that invite the natural world inside, offering stunning views of the surrounding treetops and the lake below, while the sharp angles and sloping roof-lines allow light to filter into the interior spaces.New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2024
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Nor would a committed leftist like Bernstein have been inclined to look for tragic undertones in the Fifth.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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The villa’s historic grandeur and art may be worthy of a museum—offer the right price, by the way, and the owner may be inclined to leave the artworks, Witzel suggests—but this is a home designed for family life too.Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Synthetic bags are generally the best budget sleeping options for those camping in the heat.Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
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May help cushion your shoulders and hips, especially when sleeping on your side.Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 21 Nov. 2024
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Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Diplomat leans even further into its soapy inclinations with its ending.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Their uncle was baby-sitting them while their mother was working, and they were supposed to be napping.Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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Green was convicted for the 1993 murder of James Jordan, who was gunned down while napping on the side of a North Carolina highway.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 21 Oct. 2024
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While many convicted in the deadly January 6 riot are already angling for pardons, there’s another group of high-profile defendants who could be interested in Trump’s leniency.Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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The front of the speaker is angled towards the listener, whilst its rear remains parallel to the wall.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Recline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recline. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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