as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
an odd little house, built with deliberately canted windows and not one right angle
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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
carefully canted the ladder against the wall
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Recent Examples of canted
Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Alex stood across the living room, his head canted down and his eyes fixated on a carousel of TikTok videos emanating from his mother’s cellphone.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for canted
Adjective
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Darnold, who had been listed as questionable because of an oblique injury, guided the Seahawks on two more scoring drives before San Francisco got on the board with the first of its two field goals.—
Andrew Destin,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
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However, oblique impacts – landing at an angle – can lead to abrupt stops that cause the brain to rotate inside the skull, leading to a higher number of traumatic brain injuries.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Jan. 2026
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The rings are currently tilted almost edge-on as seen from Earth.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Under DeSantis, the court is tilted toward people with partisan political resumes, something that Florida Democratic governors conspicuously avoided.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Each wing was connected to the main structure with long colonnades, hidden from street view by trees and sloped lawns.—
Kyler Alvord,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Early on, her parents watched a local competition as skiers flew off tall ramps, angled their bodies over skis and flew.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
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The network revealed Ultimate Road Trip as one of its latest additions at BravoCon 2025, angled as a celebration of the franchise’s 20th anniversary.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Canted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/canted. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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