as in sloped
running in a slanting direction
a sloping ray of light that illuminates the painting's central figure is symbolic of heavenly inspiration
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as in tilting
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 sloping
Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The South by Southwest Music Festival, by comparison, is sloping downward.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The roughly 2,600-square-foot structure is set into a sloping site and enveloped in the natural landscape along a private road.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
With its sloping roof and high ceilings, the cavernous railway terminal on the rural outskirts of Vientiane resembled a small airport.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
But by stabilizing and then regrouping constructively, Interdigital has now traced out a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern with an upward-sloping neckline.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
If your garden lives on a sloping piece of land, some organic mulches can be subject to washing away with storm runoff.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
Hiking Falling Waters State Park features three short nature trails that wind through dense forests, past 100-foot-deep sinkholes, and over gently sloping terrain unique to North Florida.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
The cars were situated on a little plateau, almost a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by downward sloping terrain.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
As part of his new collection for the brand, Arnold unveiled a new shape—a slightly sloping, almost smile-like pleat that’s simultaneously nonchalant and fully sophisticated.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
Besides the value of its open spaces and sloping landscapes amid the city center, Bayfront Park is a sign of faith that if the city is willing to invest $30 million downtown, its citizens will be encouraged to build, shop and live there.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The South by Southwest Music Festival, by comparison, is sloping downward.
—Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
The roughly 2,600-square-foot structure is set into a sloping site and enveloped in the natural landscape along a private road.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2026
With its sloping roof and high ceilings, the cavernous railway terminal on the rural outskirts of Vientiane resembled a small airport.
—Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026
But by stabilizing and then regrouping constructively, Interdigital has now traced out a bullish inverse head-and-shoulders pattern with an upward-sloping neckline.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
If your garden lives on a sloping piece of land, some organic mulches can be subject to washing away with storm runoff.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
Hiking Falling Waters State Park features three short nature trails that wind through dense forests, past 100-foot-deep sinkholes, and over gently sloping terrain unique to North Florida.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
The cars were situated on a little plateau, almost a peninsula, surrounded on three sides by downward sloping terrain.
—Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloping
Adjective
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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
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The sloped, landscaped half-acre lot offers a terrace and a two-car garage.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Starlinks still leave streaks in telescope images, but SpaceX has, after consultations with the astronomy community, managed to reduce the satellites' brightness by using less reflective materials and tilting reflective components like solar panels away from Earth.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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The game required Kobrya to guess the price of the trip by tilting a platform with four numbers to show the correct price — either $7,359 or $9,537.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Embiid sat out again with a right oblique strain.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Strider felt oblique tightness in his recent Grapefruit League start and then again in a bullpen session.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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But News Corporation executives somehow directed Chalker to Daniel Halpern, the bushy-haired and left-leaning editor of the company’s literary imprint Ecco Press.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Noongar Wongi rapper from Boorloo (Perth), still a teenager, delivered a full-band take on the 2003 conscious hip-hop classic, leaning into its themes of global division and compassion with a confidence that belied his age.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The key is to try similar patterns in different visual weights; here, an ultra-slim pinstripe pant softens the jacket’s medium-width, diagonal stripe details.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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To do this easily, cut the potato half lengthwise into 1/8-inch-thick slices, then stack a few slices at a time and thinly slice at a diagonal into 1/8-inch-thick sticks.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Kerr controlled the pass with her right foot and rounded the goalkeeper before angling in a left-foot shot.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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In the movie’s fuzzy metaphysics, Shelley wills herself into the consciousness of a character named Ida (also played by Buckley), a young woman angling for survival in 1930s Chicago — a colorful, dangerous world of bawdy lotharios and lethal gangsters.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Sloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloping. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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