as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heel
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Hilton stayed with her long-running crystal formula, and Streep kept Miranda Priestly in red heel territory.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Below, shop more nude platform heels inspired by Amal Clooney on Amazon.
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Zarah Kavarana,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Dress it up with heels and statement jewelry for a cocktail party, or keep things casual with a pair of cute sneakers and a denim jacket.
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Kate Donovan,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
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That contract was fresh off the heels of a dramatic $24 million increase in the NBA’s salary cap.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
Hilton stayed with her long-running crystal formula, and Streep kept Miranda Priestly in red heel territory.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
Below, shop more nude platform heels inspired by Amal Clooney on Amazon.
—
Zarah Kavarana,
InStyle,
23 June 2026
Dress it up with heels and statement jewelry for a cocktail party, or keep things casual with a pair of cute sneakers and a denim jacket.
—
Kate Donovan,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heel
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heel
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.
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The modern silhouette’s low back and sloping arms provide a comfy foundation for anyone lucky enough to be invited in for a drink.
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Solow combined the properties to build 9 West 57th Street, one of midtown’s iconic office towers, with its imposing façade that slopes up and away from the street and sweeping views of Central Park available to anyone willing to pay some of the city’s highest office rents.
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.
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Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.
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Your 11th House of Friends tilts against routines as the instinctive Moon forms a quincunx to passionate Mars in your 6th House of Work.
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The current balance appears tilted towards the holders.
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The only leaders more buffoonish and lethal than the fairground hucksters elected in our failing democracies are the omnipotent clowns of tyranny.
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Up until his first day of filming Jackass, Steve-O was a clown in nightclubs, cruise ships and at a flea-market circus.
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The fluffy brush made with vegan bristles is angled for flawless foundation application.
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The groups also added onto the old building with a three-story, angled atrium to provide greater visibility for the Aspire Center from the intersection of Madison and Central.
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Each club assembled a roster of ten athletes through a snake draft, selecting equal numbers of men and women.
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Look, snakes of a feather flock together.
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Because spotted skunks are relatively rare in California wildlife rehabilitation centers and in the surrounding area, there were no other skunks of his kind available to keep him company.
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The fall is an especially busy time for skunks.
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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