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
Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Three-Bedroom With Landscaped Yard This three-bedroom, one-bathroom house on a sloping lot in North Berkeley was walkable to many amenities and the church, and had been upgraded throughout.
—Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
However, beginning in mid-2023, when PSX finally stopped moving lower and began to rally, those same averages flipped from sloping down to sloping up.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Tucked away on a sloping hillside parcel spanning almost a third of an acre, the flat-roof abode offers four bedrooms and three baths across roughly 2,500 square feet on two levels.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Chaos erupted as people on board had to scramble onto the sloping deck.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The sloping roof helps keep water from pooling on top.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
That’s especially true of the Princeton museum, a jangling grid of gray concrete boxes set into the sloping campus.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
The island’s relaxed energy carries throughout the resort's maze of 29 villas, sloping down a hill towards the beach.
—Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Three-Bedroom With Landscaped Yard This three-bedroom, one-bathroom house on a sloping lot in North Berkeley was walkable to many amenities and the church, and had been upgraded throughout.
—Mark Kreidler, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
However, beginning in mid-2023, when PSX finally stopped moving lower and began to rally, those same averages flipped from sloping down to sloping up.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Tucked away on a sloping hillside parcel spanning almost a third of an acre, the flat-roof abode offers four bedrooms and three baths across roughly 2,500 square feet on two levels.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2025
Chaos erupted as people on board had to scramble onto the sloping deck.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The sloping roof helps keep water from pooling on top.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloping
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Global markets, myriad analyses have shown, are tilting into a reality where wind and solar are the cheapest ways to generate electricity.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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And early polling suggests the generic congressional ballot is tilting toward Democrats.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 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
Verb
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Last year, 240,100 people in Arkansas received SNAP benefits, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a left-leaning think tank.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tuesday's election marks a pivotal moment for liberal-leaning New York City and the Democratic establishment.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The symbol could be a plate with one water droplet or two plates with diagonal lines of water spraying down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bound by Delaware, Sacramento, Virginia and Acton streets, the project site will also feature about 60,000 square feet of open space, a diagonal connection to the Ohlone Greenway that cuts through the center of the site and ground floor retail and childcare.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.—
Nick Pinkerton,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloping. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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