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as in tilted
inclined or twisted to one side
a hodgepodge of slantwise postcards tacked to the wall of his cubicle
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2
as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
the slantwise cables that run between the roadway and the towers give the bridge a cathedral-like appearance
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slantwise
Adjective
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Spiral turns, Prioli explained, are the elevated runs that lead to tilted loops around the track.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025 -
The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Following that injury, speculation landed on Springer suffering an oblique injury, though the team did not reveal specifics.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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The offense looked lost when Roman Anthony went down with an oblique injury in early September.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Early in the second period, Matthews used his size to force a turnover down low and then force a few opportunities.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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My weight would go up and down over the years.—
Ashley Hume , Larry Fink,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After a disastrous attempt at bedding Minde’s ex-girlfriend Edita (Vaidilė Juozaitytė), our flat-top sporting hero with a crooked smile meets Monika (Digna Kulionytė), an ambitious, studious beauty from the middle-class area of town.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
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Another crooked number against the Dodgers’ bullpen in the seventh inning cemented a 6-2 Game 4 victory that evened the World Series at two games apiece.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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After losses in four of their last five games, the trajectory of the Cleveland Browns are trending downward heading into a Week 10 game against the New York Jets.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nasdaq 100 futures were pointing downward, premarket, after the index lost 2% yesterday in a massive, global selloff of tech stocks.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The early days of the season have been decidedly uneven.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Special features include their grippy Vibram outsoles, cushiony FloatPro Foam pods, and extra underfoot protection against rocks and uneven terrain.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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The starting price moved upwards over the years, broaching $50,000 by 1994, but the car was so impressive that the hikes didn’t handicap it; Lexus still moved more than 165,000 copies over the first gen’s five-year run.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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The curve shoots upward like a fever.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Slantwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantwise. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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