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
Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Two Hampton runs later, receiver Ladd McConkey won on a slant route to move the Chargers deep into Cameron Dicker’s field goal range.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
On that key play, Mendoza beat a blitz and completed a slant to Elijah Sarratt.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Beto’s probing questions are too obviously slanted to be challenging.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Young placed an accurate pass to McMillan on a slant route, but the ball bounced off McMillan’s hands and floated into the mitts of Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson for an interception.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Two Hampton runs later, receiver Ladd McConkey won on a slant route to move the Chargers deep into Cameron Dicker’s field goal range.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
Two plays later, and after a penalty, Cole Altavilla ran an inside slant and his brother hit him in stride.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
On that key play, Mendoza beat a blitz and completed a slant to Elijah Sarratt.
—Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
They are left to screen and slant their way down the field in methodical 10-12 play drives, which is hard to sustain in today’s game.
—Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
Beto’s probing questions are too obviously slanted to be challenging.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
Adjective
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Following that injury, speculation landed on Springer suffering an oblique injury, though the team did not reveal specifics.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The offense looked lost when Roman Anthony went down with an oblique injury in early September.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In lieu of the big-name resorts out West, skiers are looking to relish small-town charm and lowkey slopes.—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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Jackson imagined the Shire as idyllic beyond measure — cozy cottages dug into the landscape's gentle green slopes, totally free of the conflict and violence that the saga's Hobbit quartet eventually learn lie just beyond its borders.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Oct. 2025
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Kings coach Doug Christie — who was on that early 2000s team that nearly made the Finals — was one of many coaches and players throughout the NBA this week given the difficult task of answering questions about their perspectives of the ongoing legal case.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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But ask area residents how living or working in the City of Souls – surrounded by the unblinking fact of their own future – has impacted their perspective on death, and most respond with a shrug.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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This dynamic suppresses wages and distorts labor competition.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The seats tilt and rumble as the game progresses.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here's how the Blue Jays managed to tilt the Series Toronto’s way.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
20 Oct. 2025
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On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.—
David Szondy
October 13,
New Atlas,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Forty percent of fourth graders are unable to put the events of a story into a sequence or describe a character’s motivations, and a third of eighth graders cannot identify the main ideas of a text or distinguish between different viewpoints.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That hearing was expected to include Mitchell and her top prosecutors taking the stand to defend their decisions and prove that charging the protesters was not meant to suppress their viewpoints.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His supporters have argued that clips of the remarks, including one shared by DHS from the group MEMRI, were edited to misrepresent his intent.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Their false-ownership counterclaim — accusing Hill of misrepresenting authorship in copyright filings — survived an anti-SLAPP motion to strike in September 2024; Hill has appealed that ruling to the Ninth Circuit.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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