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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
a slanted fence post
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as in distorted
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda
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as in sloped
to set or cause to be at an angle
a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanted
Adjective
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But Jeff McNeil’s oblique injury and Nick Madrigal’s shoulder surgery opened up two infield spots.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Utility man Romy Gonzalez, who suffered a minor oblique injury last week, is also expected to be ready by Opening Day.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, with a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 27, and the S&P 500 Index’s P/E at 24, are both distorted by tech stocks, such as Nvidia (NVDA).—
Lawrence Carrel,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Has that distorted the trajectory of his adult life?—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Trailing by three runs, the Twins produced four two-out, run-scoring hits and their first crooked number of the season.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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However, they’re disbanded in the early moments of this third film as Eisenberg’s character tells a new generation of crooked magicians that his former comrades are dead.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But ultimately, the Lakota were left voiceless and misrepresented.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
29 Dec. 2024
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Stores are not legally required to accept exchanges or give refunds unless the merchandise was defective or misrepresented.—
Rick Walz,
USA TODAY,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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But also undeniable is the Heat receiving tangible depth from the Plan B trade with Butler, depth that arguably had previously been lacking amid the uneven seasons of Terry Rozier and Jaime Jaquez Jr., as well as depth compromised by the broken hand of Nikola Jovic.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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After running out of steam with the uneven 1992 sister albums Lucky Town and Human Touch, Springsteen spent most of the decade raising his kids and tentatively circling a reunion with the E Street Band while searching for new directions.—
Ryan Leas,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Wartime letters sent by my father to my mother at her family home in Chicago, written in his own hand on Navy letterhead, the precise print of an engineer, angled slightly to the right.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Dec. 2024
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Midcentury tissue box covers feature clerestory windows, angled rooflines,and patterned concrete block designs.—
Eric Noll,
ABC News,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Schar’s passing range, especially his ability to play pinpoint diagonal balls, has become vital to Newcastle’s build-up play.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Close your eyes, and picture the scene; Manchester City are moving the ball forward, the opposition are slowly retreating into their defensive shape, and a slow, diagonal pass is bobbling along to Jeremy Doku out on the wing.—
Thom Harris,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Slanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanted. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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