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to set or cause to be at an angle
cocked his head to the side as he listened to her quizzically
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Recent Examples of cocked
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.
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Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.
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Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
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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
Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.
—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocked
Adjective
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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.
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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.
Verb
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The Cubs traded a Class-A first baseman, Cole Mathis, from a farm system heavily tilted toward hitting prospects.
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The famous rings are now tilted some 9 degrees toward Earth, once again making this planet a showpiece for telescopic observation.
Adjective
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This angled cut allows for water run-off, which helps prevent diseases that form from excess moisture.
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This angled cut will keep your hair swinging free.
Verb
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Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home.
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But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico.
Adjective
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Pair it with heeled ballet flats and a raffia tote for maximum summer nonchalance.
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These heeled sandals have quickly become my go-to.
Verb
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Democrats, who leaned heavily on small-dollar fundraising in recent election cycles, warned the decision would further expand the influence of megadonors and wealthy political networks in federal campaigns.
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The festival positions itself as the major platform for German film and filmmakers, but has also leaned heavily into co-production and expanded its international output.
Adjective
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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.
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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.
Adjective
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Inside, the increasingly digital cockpit continues to evolve, with a new dash layout and canted touchscreens.
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“Cocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocked. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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