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
The guitar, played by Finlay Clark, is woozy and the drums, played by David Kennedy, are off kilter and confused.
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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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Are old beliefs throwing you off kilter?
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
His absence threw the Charges’ pass-rush out of kilter, with Tuli Tuipulotu taking over for him opposite Khalil Mack and Bud Dupree adding depth beyond those two.
—Elliott Teaford, Orange County Register, 22 Sep. 2024
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And there only so many shuttered plants in the U.S. in good enough shape to potentially be restarted.—
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UConn remains in solid shape in terms of an NCAA bid, but avoiding upsets until the Big East Tournament would be a good idea.—
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These navigators locate long-term treatment programs, follow up on prescriptions, connect patients with the correct doctors for their other health problems, remind patients about appointments and generally try to keep them engaged in their own care.—
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Our research finds that Baltimore City and Maryland are trailblazers in respecting gender equity in public health data.—
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Manchester United, Bournemouth, West Ham United and Everton are in advanced talks to participate in the Premier League’s Summer Series event in the United States at the end of July, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
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According to the Associated Press, citing three FDA staffers on the condition of anonymity, probationary employees across the FDA received notices Saturday evening that their jobs were being eliminated.—
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“Kilter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kilter. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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