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verb

past tense of angle
as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight

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Recent Examples of angled
Adjective
What's more, the pot can be kept indoors or outside, and given the angled shape of the Helix, multiple units can slot together to form a larger system of multiple pots and plants. New Atlas, 2 July 2026 Its 70mm heel narrowed through the center before flaring into an angled base, creating a more sculptural profile than a straight kitten heel. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 One petition was handwritten, laying out his logic in angled handwriting across lined notebook paper. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026 In the Victoria Room, a centerpiece of kaleidoscopes and angled mirrors creates a shifting, disorienting effect that echoes Alice’s world, surrounded by lush seasonal plantings. Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 25 June 2026 This angled cut allows for water run-off, which helps prevent diseases that form from excess moisture. Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 18 June 2026 This angled cut will keep your hair swinging free. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Seleção supporters expected the flowing, entertaining play of Pelé’s era and were subdued before Vinícius evened the score with his spectacular angled effort. ABC News, 13 June 2026 There would be an angled crosswalk, and the area is already wired to accommodate pedestrian signals. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Verb
Cascading waterfall spouts that line the middle of the pool, meantime, are specially angled to target stress points on your body. Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2026 The weeklong preliminary hearing has attracted intense media coverage and spectators who have angled for one of the 14 seats in the courtroom that are reserved for the public. Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The video shows a black vehicle angled towards a white van, their doors wide open, and the man lying between the two. Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026 These appear in every guest room and, angled to catch the changing light, create a constantly shifting patchwork of light and shadow, inspired by the Mayan belief that life is cyclical. Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Floor seating is flat, not angled, so a short child’s view depends almost entirely on the height of the crowd in front of them. Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 Floor seating is flat rather than angled, so a child’s view depends entirely on the height of whoever is standing in front of them. Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 The fluffy brush made with vegan bristles is angled for flawless foundation application. Tessa Petak, InStyle, 27 June 2026 The main living area keeps things open and social, with seating angled toward both the lake and the fire. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angled
Adjective
  • The Karine armchair has some serious potential to become your new favorite chair with its sloped arms and relaxed silhouette, energized by a mellow shade of green.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
  • Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • But if the drain line is clogged or the drain pan is not tilted appropriately, then this could prevent the moisture from draining away.
    Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 10 July 2026
  • Solar and lunar eclipses happen because the moon’s orbit is tilted by about five degrees to Earth’s orbital plane.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Adjective
  • At an event with the Bay Area Book Festival, Namwali and Cathy discuss slant rhymes, slanted grammars, and the slanting light Morrison wields in the passage to describe how a City stirs up beauty, violence, music, and love.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026
  • With her fingers, Guadalupe Espinoza lightly traced the lettering engraved on a slanted monument wedged alongside the courtyard at the LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Adjective
  • Workers want pay and benefits in line with what the union says is the new citywide standard, which is a minimum wage of $30 per hour for non-tipped workers by 2028, a 15-room daily quota for housekeeping workers, 18% banquet gratuity and more, the release says.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 21 June 2026
  • Those who do appreciate that they are allowed to use them to help cover a wide variety of costs, whether that’s paying non-tipped staff like cooks and managers, buying raw materials or tackling health care premiums and credit card fees.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Whether they’re kitten-heeled or a tall pump, this shoe design lengthens the leg, offsetting the Bermuda shorts to create a streamlined silhouette.
    René Chávez Esparza, Glamour, 3 July 2026
  • Best of all, the midi’s length works with virtually any kind of shoe—from loafers to soft ballet flats to heeled flip-flops.
    Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Adjective
  • From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
    Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
    Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Inside, the increasingly digital cockpit continues to evolve, with a new dash layout and canted touchscreens.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Adjective
  • Designed with a comfortable pull-on waistband that won’t dig in and flattering vertical stripes that visually elongate your legs, these pants are an easy wardrobe win—especially at the current $51 price tag.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
  • The announcement coincided with the first concrete pour at Micron’s semiconductor campus in Clay, New York, marking the start of vertical construction.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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“Angled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angled. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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