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lean

Definition for lean

verb as in bend, angle toward

verb as in be disposed

Strongest matches

incline, prefer, tend

Strong matches

favor, look

verb as in count, depend on

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If your family leans wine, pick a single bottle that actually suits the meal: something crisp and acidic like a zippy Sauvignon Blanc, a light-bodied floral Beaujolais or even a gently funky orange wine.

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To some degree, such burger wars are yet another aspect of the “trade down” happening elsewhere in the retail universe, as people lean more on lower prices while their budgets creep higher.

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Kiffin is now overseeing his third consecutive double-digit win season at Ole Miss, but the defining characteristic of his time with the Rebels is how he has learned to lean into the animosity he inspires.

This art’s simultaneous appeal to the eye and the hand, formally lean and visually uncluttered, yields a strangely conceptual punch.

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But Kaplan, who is now at Goldman Sachs, also understood how an official who leans against a particular action could be persuaded to support it.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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