as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
as they poked through the blinds, the slant rays of the setting sun created interesting patterns on the room's far wall
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the road has just enough of a slant to make bicycling up it a little strenuous
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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda
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Recent Examples of slant
Dan Howarth, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
With no formal legal training, Brand’s performance as his own lawyer has brought an unusual slant to the trial at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This too has taken a domestic slant of late, with their latest collection informed by the breakfast table—think red gingham, milky tea hues, and silver spoons as a base palette.
—Dan Howarth, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
With no formal legal training, Brand’s performance as his own lawyer has brought an unusual slant to the trial at the Leighton Criminal Court Building.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Verb
Carvers smoothed the artifact’s surface before using a flint tool to etch a pattern of slanting lines.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
The winter sunbeams slanted in their gentle way, as if coaxing color from the land, and all the brown and grey plants looked gilded in the morning light.
—Kate Siber, Outside Online, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
Adjective
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The Yankees’ third baseman said that he’s been playing at 70% since returning from an oblique strain on Tuesday.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
7 June 2025
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Chisholm had missed more than a month with an oblique strain.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
Noun
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Across the Cotswolds, darling villages like Painswick and Tetbury sit among green slopes, each one a jumble of honeystone cottages housing dreamy inns, shops selling antiques or books, and award-winning restaurants like Lygon Arms and the Woolpack Inn, Slad.—
Danielle Hallock,
AFAR Media,
5 June 2025
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But this week was an undeniable success, those slopes causing damage, those greens forcing balls to fly from end to end.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Imagine schools that use Ethical Efficiency to ensure every child has access to the highest-quality education, informed by a tapestry of cultural perspectives.—
Karlo Tanjuakio,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The title will also showcase exclusive stories from Latin America, and other notable places, providing readers with a truly global perspective.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
9 June 2025
Verb
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Noise can distort observations and introduce uncertainties into the data, Zhang said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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The history of financial regulation has clarified the problems with this approach, but somehow that history still gets badly distorted.—
Norbert Michel,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Verb
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Roll your shoulders, tilt your head, or twist your torso, preferably from your ergonomic chair!—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Through the large storefront window stands a digital display system known as the Chandelier, which, suspended from the ceiling, can tilt, rise and descend, or serve as an illuminated display feature.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
30 May 2025
Noun
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In conversations about smart buildings or workplace technology, there’s often an inclination to jump to the latest tools or features.—
Swapna Sathyan,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This is because a planet's altitude in the sky is dependent in part on the inclination of the ecliptic relative to the horizon, which shifts throughout the year due to Earth's wobbling orbit.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
31 May 2025
Noun
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Reframing is your ability to see things differently by shifting your perspective in a new way to explore alternative viewpoints, to discover new possibilities or solutions.—
Melissa Cidado,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Web crawlers scraping is a constant activity on the Internet, including message boards, blogs and other forums where sports fans and followers express viewpoints.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
8 June 2025
Verb
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Bailey’s story came to global attention with the 2021 Netflix series Sophie: A Murder in West Cork, which Sheridan believes deeply misrepresented the truth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2025
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Do nothing, and risk being misrepresented—or worse, left out of the conversation altogether.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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