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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slantways
Adverb
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Equities are down about 4% this year, with the NSE Nifty 50 Index off to the worst start to a year since 2016.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026 -
When down 0-40 in the third game of the match after an exchange of breaks, Rybakina was able to serve her way out of trouble, helped by a first of 11 aces.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Over the last five years, acquisitions with a value of less than $2 billion represented 38% of total consumer products deals, up from 16% in the period from 2014 to 2019, the firm said.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Slantways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantways. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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