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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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Video on Venezuelan state television showed buildings missing facades, tilted on their foundations.
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The star smiled and tilted her head to the side while lifting a white thermos in the air.
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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Aniston, on the other hand, leaned into the shoe's casual roots, wearing hers with jeans and a tank top for a relaxed look that felt quintessentially summer.
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By the 1960s, advertisers have leaned into the new narrative with ads depicting cars as a central piece of home ownership, often showcasing suburban families with a two-car garage.
Adjective
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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.
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That year, French propagandist Louis Dubroca, a mouthpiece of the Napoleonic government, published a slanted, factually incorrect biography of Dessalines.
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 29 Jun. 2026.
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