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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
Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression. Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2025 Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel. Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
The vineyard is steeply sloped in spots, and Casanueva thinks the top part might be ideal for merlot. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025 Back then, the front lawn sloped all the way down to the river. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025 The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes. Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloped
Adjective
  • Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, Fred steals Velma's thunder when the scales are tilted in her favor to take back control.
    Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The whole three-screen assembly can also be tilted toward or away from you, and the base can be set and locked in any of three positions to raise or lower the assembly.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The 49ers are 4-2 but can’t run the ball effectively and quarterbacks Brock Purdy (turf toe) and Mac Jones (knee, oblique) are hobbling.
    Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Two other names on the injury report for Buffalo are tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique, questionable) and wide receiver/kick returner Curtis Samuel (neck/ribs, questionable).
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These sensors were precisely angled to prepare for the construction of a large neutrino observatory in the deep South China Sea.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The Maine trembled and angled up, then listed to port, throwing him from his chair.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More recently, the trend has leaned even more surreal, even into the grotesque.
    Emily Johnson, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Sloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloped. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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