slants 1 of 2

plural of slant

slants

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of slant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slants
Noun
  • The slopes have been planted with pineapples, but nature is also providing the ingredients for her next meal — wild ginger, edible ferns, turmeric, and pandan.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Best Shopping Even off the slopes, Zermatt knows how to do luxury.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The plaintiffs argued the displacement was motivated by a desire to limit readers' access to books with viewpoints that are unpopular and controversial in the area.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Proposition 50 almost completely silences minority California viewpoints in Congress until January 2033 – with no chance of changing any legislative outcomes.
    Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The African Union argues that the Mercator projection distorts the continent, both in size and global attention.
    Big Think, Big Think, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Fatigue distorts a leader’s judgment.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Witnesses and lawmakers wrestled with NASA’s budget priorities, highlighting concern that the administration’s 2026 budget request tilts heavily toward exploration while slashing science programs.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • That kind of self-funding, like Rauner before him, tilts the playing field.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • They are most commonly used to transport people and cargo up steep inclines.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Storyelling accelerates modeling by showing a window into other perspectives, offering ideas for the other to embrace.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • In May 2025, SoFi commissioned a study of 3,500 prospective and current students, graduates, and parents of students to gauge their perspectives on the value of higher education and the methods of paying for it.
    Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This statement fundamentally misrepresents how research is done.
    Brendan Harley, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • David McNew/Getty Images Dessler is just one of many leading climate scientists who voiced concerns about the DOE report, saying it is riddled with errors, shows signs of bias and misrepresents some research findings in order to downplay the threats from climate change.
    Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, another modification the company will make to Super Heavy — though not one included for Flight 10 — will help gain some of those attack angles back.
    Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The style is cut with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Slants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slants. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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