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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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noun

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verb (1)

slanting

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adjective (2)

slanting

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verb (2)

present participle of slant

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Recent Examples of slant
Noun
Campbell once outran five defenders while turning a slant from Leary into a 58-yard touchdown against Delsea High, a New Jersey juggernaut. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 May 2025 People have this slant already that this is a serial killer, and these people were all killed by homicide. Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 16 Apr. 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 See All Example Sentences for slant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
Noun
  • Fortunately, the view from the top still hits me like a surprise every time: the hills of Mexico to the south, the coastline to the west, the miles of undeveloped slopes and valleys to the north.
    Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • According to new research published Monday in the journal Nature Communications, these slopes are dry, likely due to layers of fine dust suddenly sliding off steep terrain.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2025
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  • To put this into perspective, Ye has 33.5 million followers on X (formerly Twitter); the global Jewish population currently is estimated at 15.8 million.
    Jonathan A. Greenblatt, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
  • Even taking a short break to breathe, reflect or laugh with a colleague can restore perspective.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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  • Additionally, the Bank of Japan’s inclination to tighten its monetary policy, which collides with the Asian nation’s fiscal woes, also have a hand in fueling the bond sell-off, said Varathan.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 22 May 2025
  • But state officials have shown no inclination toward making alterations. California earlier this month joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging the Federal Highway Administration and the Trump administration from withholding billions of dollars to expand electric vehicle infrastructure.
    Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
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  • Brandon Bell/Getty Images A group of residents sued, arguing that removing the books was unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.
    Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
  • That is blatant viewpoint discrimination and an infringement of PBS and PBS Member Stations' private editorial discretion.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • The half-mile trail has some uneven terrain and is on a gradual incline.
    Stacey Zable, USA Today, 28 May 2025
  • The incline is so steep there are times when hikers slip-slide on all fours, grabbing onto shrub roots for purchase as tiny lizards dart under their hands.
    David Allan, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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  • Snowflake raised its full-year sales outlook for product revenue and sees its current quarter sales just above analysts' expectations.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • And there’s a 2016 review published in The Encyclopedia of Mental Health to back up the concept that your outlook on how a situation will play out (positive or negative) can influence the outcome.
    Mara Santilli, SELF, 22 May 2025
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  • That means matching the shape of the hairline to the patient’s facial anatomy, following the correct angles and exit points based on texture, and adjusting for skin contrast, forehead slope and bone structure.
    Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
  • This system provides one of the medical team members off the pitch with a tablet displaying multiple camera angles of each incident.
    Geoff Scott, New York Times, 21 May 2025

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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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