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as in sloping
running in a slanting direction the sloped arrangement of the pictures along the staircase wall should follow the line of the banister

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verb

past tense of slope
as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street

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Recent Examples of sloped
Adjective
Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026 The Karine armchair has some serious potential to become your new favorite chair with its sloped arms and relaxed silhouette, energized by a mellow shade of green. Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026 Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match. Chaunie Brusie, Parents, 22 June 2026 His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of. Mary Gaitskill, New Yorker, 22 Feb. 2026 The sloped, landscaped half-acre lot offers a terrace and a two-car garage. The Week Us, TheWeek, 30 Jan. 2026 This can prevent sloped roofs from shedding snow properly and cause snow to accumulate on flat or low-slope roofs, FEMA said. Bailey Allen, The Providence Journal, 28 Jan. 2026 Each wing was connected to the main structure with long colonnades, hidden from street view by trees and sloped lawns. Kyler Alvord, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026 Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel. Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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The coast is dotted with colorful fishing villages, while the region’s interior is made up of rolling green hills and gently sloped vineyards. Tia Lovisa Moreira, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Most lawns are sloped to create clear drainage paths away from the home. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 But the fields that sloped toward the turquoise sea weren’t about to be cultivated with the vines of Merlot grapes or Regona cider apple trees or even acorns to be transmuted into jamón Ibérico. Tamar Adler, Vogue, 3 June 2026 Eco effort The villas are mainly run on solar power (each villa’s roof is slightly sloped to accommodate these solar panels), and the resort is single plastic-free. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026 Leaking faucets, pipes, and air conditioning units should be repaired, and the ground next to the foundation should be sloped so that surface water drains away from the building. Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 May 2026 The roof is sloped to encourage drainage that prevents water and debris from piling up, and is broken up into two levels to allow for an open ventilation panel to let hot air escape while keeping rainwater out. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026 Its right legs leaned so severely that the whole top sloped. Noz Nozawa, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2026 Accessibility features include gently sloped pathways and arched water jets. Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloped
Adjective
  • There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials.
    Ryan Brennan May 8, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Bo stood awkwardly while the teacher remained seated, his long brown face tilted in deep thought.
    Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • Ahead of Argentina’s match against Switzerland, the odds were tilted toward Messi’s team.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Adjective
  • One thing that could hurt the Giants’ vibe moving forward is the health of outfielder Victor Bericoto, who left the game with an oblique injury after striking out on a foul tip in the fifth inning.
    Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • But after rejoining the Atlanta Braves in late June following a right oblique strain that had him out for nearly a month, the 25-year-old catcher endured a 2-for-43 skid and looked like a shell of himself at the plate.
    Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Cascading waterfall spouts that line the middle of the pool, meantime, are specially angled to target stress points on your body.
    Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 12 July 2026
  • Most systems rely on horizontal or angled training to promote lateral growth of flowering stems.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Wall Street has since leaned more toward a potential rate increase, which the central bank can use to help cool inflation.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
  • In another photo, the actress leaned into the camera and gazed off into the water.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 24 July 2026

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