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reclining



NOUN
lying down
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
sitting up standing


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New halls offer air conditioning, reclining seats and food delivered to the seat.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Earlier research has linked greater amounts of sedentary behavior, including sitting, reclining, or lying down while awake, with poorer health outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

“These are sounds that can make you go mad, apparently,” Morton, 49, tells me, reclining on her bed at the Hotel Chelsea in New York.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Odalisque on the Terrace, painted in 1922, depicts two figures - one reclining in the sun while another holds a violin.

From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026

He’s in bed, reclining against pillows, and I can’t tell if he’s awake or asleep.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan


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