as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
felt like a heel when she found out that she'd blamed the wrong person
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heel
Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The Lancet Psychiatry study comes on the heels of another major review, published earlier this month in JAMA Internal Medicine.
—Will Stone, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The 76-year-old star demonstrated how the right accessories can up the ante with a red carpet look, adding some major height to her petite stature with towering silver metallic platform heels.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the Johnnies (28-6; 18-2 in conference play) enter March Madness having won 19 of their last 20 games and are on the heels of Big East regular-season and conference-tournament championships.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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The West entered this heat wave on the heels of its hottest winter on record.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
The Lancet Psychiatry study comes on the heels of another major review, published earlier this month in JAMA Internal Medicine.
—Will Stone, NPR, 17 Mar. 2026
The 76-year-old star demonstrated how the right accessories can up the ante with a red carpet look, adding some major height to her petite stature with towering silver metallic platform heels.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
Indeed, the Johnnies (28-6; 18-2 in conference play) enter March Madness having won 19 of their last 20 games and are on the heels of Big East regular-season and conference-tournament championships.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heel
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But by stabilizing and then regrouping constructively, Interdigital has now traced out a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern with an upward-sloping neckline.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Jost, who also submitted comments to the MPCA on her own behalf, noted that major flooding could someday spread hazardous waste that is buried dozens of feet down, and the site could eventually pose a threat to slope stability.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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My Jamaican Table, his first book (Springsteen wrote the foreword), is a mouth-watering mix of traditional classic dishes like oxtail with rice and peas, and curry chicken alongside modern spins on American classics, like his signature jerk smashburger with bacon jam.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2026
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So, yeah, of course this person is (probably) being a real jerk about things.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Beginning with the March vernal equinox, the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the sun until June's summer solstice, when the sun starts to move back south, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The design allows the sails to rotate a full 360 degrees, while the masts can tilt by as much as 70 degrees to optimize wind angles.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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Aside from butler services, valet parking, and dog and babysitting, the hotel offers an Experience Manager dedicated to curating personalized luxury adventures across the country.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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For those exercising and walking their dogs, taking regular water breaks was a must.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Three minutes later, Koga jumped to meet a corner from Honoko Hayashi and angled it into the back of the net to give Japan a 2-0 halftime lead.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Kosakowski, United States, 2025 A circus clown celebrating his birthday alone receives a mysterious gift box harboring an antique zoetrope that spins his world into mayhem.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
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The same clown who is owned by Vladimir Putin.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Nile monitors have been observed eating turtles, snakes, young crocodiles and other reptiles, birds and their eggs, and small mammals.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2026
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Its prey includes insects, but also other frogs, fish, turtles, bats and even snakes.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some owls will hunt the wildlife that raids our garbage cans, like skunks and opossums.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Raccoons, skunks, crows, and moles feed on lawn grubs.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Heel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heel. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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