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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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
an old, torn flag hanging from a slanting flagpole
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as in distorting
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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as in sloping
to set or cause to be at an angle
a ramp slanted at a 20 degree angle
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Recent Examples of slant
Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters have also targeted Musk for his influence on the presidential campaign and the right-wing slant of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which Musk purchased in 2022.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
It's written in a delicate, slanting cursive and spans the length of her inner forearm, starting just below her wrist and ending near her elbow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As free agency continues, here’s the inside slant on three notable storylines.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Protesters have also targeted Musk for his influence on the presidential campaign and the right-wing slant of X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, which Musk purchased in 2022.
—Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
But a pass interference or roughing the passer call here and there just slants the odds in one team’s favor.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
It's written in a delicate, slanting cursive and spans the length of her inner forearm, starting just below her wrist and ending near her elbow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slant
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But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The proverbial slope from seemingly reasonable uses of these technologies to unconstitutional and unjustifiably speech-suppressive uses is very slippery.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Volunteering can also bring diverse perspectives to the table that a nonprofit might have otherwise missed out on.—
Turcois Ominek,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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From the European perspective, leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have sought U.S. guarantees for Ukraine's long-term security, as well as help with funding any eventual reconstruction of the devastated nation.—
Alex Leff,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The unusual trajectory aligned the Falcon 9 with a perfectly polar orbit at an inclination of 90 degrees to the equator, bringing the four-person crew directly over the North or South Pole every 45 minutes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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And grant funding has become less reliable as state governments face their own financial challenges while the Trump administration has shown little inclination to aid transit systems.—
Soumya Karlamangla,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Harvard University took the extraordinary step of suing the Trump administration on April 21, 2025, claiming that the pressure campaign mounted on the school by the president and his Cabinet to force viewpoint diversity on campus violated the Constitution’s guarantees of free speech.—
Daniel Hall,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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This audit shall be performed and the same steps taken to establish viewpoint diversity every year during the period in which reforms are being implemented, which shall be at least until the end of 2028. Reforming Programs with Egregious Records of Antisemitism or Other Bias.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The resort, however, is on an incline, and the hot springs are at the very top of the hill.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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An investigation determined that the injuries occurred after the victim had parked a red 2006 Kia Sedona on an incline on the northbound side of Lyric Lane.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Canal+ confirmed its full year 2025 outlook and H1 FY25 results will be released on July 29, with the company’s general shareholder meeting scheduled for June 6, in Paris.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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This positive performance was further amplified by the company’s upward revision to its full-year outlook.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Putting a camera in the wings, on stage, up close and personal — using a mix of static and tracking shots and difference angles in a way that no one can experience in an auditorium — now that’s worth watching.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
27 Apr. 2025
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The week after WrestleMania is always a treat, with multiple angles being set up for the next year and matches that could have been at the Showcase of the Immortals.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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