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slanting

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verb

present participle of slant

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slanting
Verb
In footage shared on social media, verified by Reuters, the large bridge can be seen slanting to one side with people below. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Sun slanting through tree line. AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slanting
Adjective
  • Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This configuration produces tilted stroke planes, much like those seen in geese, vultures, and kingfishers during slow flight.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Petrified faces tightly framed by the distorting lens of the camera.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The impermanence of our digital footprint, especially in this age of AI scraping and incomplete catalog streaming, is distorting our story.
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, beginning in mid-2023, when PSX finally stopped moving lower and began to rally, those same averages flipped from sloping down to sloping up.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Tucked away on a sloping hillside parcel spanning almost a third of an acre, the flat-roof abode offers four bedrooms and three baths across roughly 2,500 square feet on two levels.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The piece is crafted from solid poplar wood, finished with a white wash, and sits on top of sturdy iron legs, which have adjustable levels to accommodate uneven floors or area rugs.
    Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Broader trends suggest an uneven labor market, with professions like health care continuing to thrive while other fields lag, Stahle said.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Monday that Republicans were misrepresenting the Democratic Party's position.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Carr said Monday that Democrats are distorting his comments and misrepresenting the work at the FCC.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lifting the controller and swinging it swiftly down hammers steel at Atsu’s family forge, gently pulling the trigger urges a campfire’s tendrils higher, while tilting it this way and that lowers mushrooms further into that fire for cooking.
    Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
  • In finance, insurance, and professional and business services, employers are tilting toward experienced hires and a falling share of postings requiring less than three years’ experience.
    Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Most playoff games are often decided by big moments and managerial decisions, not crooked numbers and tired relievers.
    Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The show, which followed a crooked New Mexican lawyer, played by Bob Odenkirk, was an archly funny drama, shot partly in gritty black-and-white.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Moreover, Pennsylvania and Democratic-leaning Minnesota would each lose one, while swing states Arizona and Georgia would each gain one.
    Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The October friendlies could present a window into who Marsch is leaning towards for his starting lineup and who might stay on the bench for most of the tournament.
    Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Slanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slanting. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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