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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
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 Rhode recommends using the angled end to blend the bronzer and the rounded end to diffuse the blush for a natural and seamless finish. Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 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 This look features an angled tip with the jelly yellow on half of a clear tip. Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 21 May 2026 Saints even broke out a high-angled driver, but only got a two count. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026 Instead, the ball stayed in play and bounced off the angled sidewall. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 May 2026
Verb
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 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. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 25 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 The heel is slightly angled and is designed with an exaggerated counter. Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 23 June 2026 The wide-leg pants have a drawstring waist and angled side pockets. Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 For example, using geometry and the longitudinal position of the home, the team angled the awning over the windows in the main living space so shade falls in front of the house in summer and moves deep into the living area in winter to heat the polished concrete floor. Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angled
Adjective
  • Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match.
    Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026
  • His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of.
    Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Video on Venezuelan state television showed buildings missing facades, tilted on their foundations.
    Osmary Hernández, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
  • The star smiled and tilted her head to the side while lifting a white thermos in the air.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 27 June 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
  • Pair it with heeled ballet flats and a raffia tote for maximum summer nonchalance.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 24 June 2026
  • These heeled sandals have quickly become my go-to.
    Amanda Le, InStyle, 23 June 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
  • In October 2025 Anthropic launched Claude for Life Sciences, the first time that the company released a product for a specific vertical market.
    Rob Toews, Forbes.com, 22 June 2026
  • According to reporting by Defence Blog, the V-BAT, officially designated the MQ-35A by the US military, is a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drone designed to operate from ships, expeditionary bases, and other locations where conventional aircraft would struggle to launch or recover.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

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“Angled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angled. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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