as in shape
a state of being or fitness
since I dropped my food processor, it's been all out of kilter
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Recent Examples of kilter
Sustaining the ability to see the world just a little off kilter is a muscle which requires exercise.
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Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
These were the first in a series of escalating tariffs that kept stock markets off kilter for months.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
The guitar, played by Finlay Clark, is woozy and the drums, played by David Kennedy, are off kilter and confused.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
While delivered with a smile, the question was deadly serious in a congressional district with such an even partisan split that anything could happen to knock the future incumbent off kilter two years from now, as just happened to Democratic first-term Rep. Yadira Caraveo.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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Eric Fuller, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
These were the first in a series of escalating tariffs that kept stock markets off kilter for months.
—Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2020
The guitar, played by Finlay Clark, is woozy and the drums, played by David Kennedy, are off kilter and confused.
—Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
While delivered with a smile, the question was deadly serious in a congressional district with such an even partisan split that anything could happen to knock the future incumbent off kilter two years from now, as just happened to Democratic first-term Rep. Yadira Caraveo.
—John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kilter
Noun
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After close to a year away from the game recovering from left ankle surgery, the only way to get in game shape is to play in NBA games.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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By some key measures, the economy remains in solid shape, however.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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What do these cuts mean for the millions of students who rely on federal financial aid, the schools that depend on federal funding, and the overall health of the U.S. education system?—
Scott White,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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However, the total net interest payments year to date rose to $396 billion, just behind national defense and health.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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