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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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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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Manaea was initially shut down in February with the right oblique strain, then suffered a setback in early April when inflammation in the muscle required a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025 -
The 28-year-old right-hander is returning from an oblique strain that removed him from the starting competition in spring training.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
Adjective
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Read More: The Healthiest Way to Clean Your House Check the base of the unit, too: Dirt can settle underneath, making the entire thing uneven, leading to performance issues and major repairs down the road, Drew says.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2025
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The American game was largely insular, coaching education uneven, and infrastructure limited.—
Lee Igel,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adverb
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What To Know In April, home sales in Atlanta were down 4.6 percent year-over-year, for a total of 699 homes sold in the city, according to Redfin data.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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As of Wednesday’s close, shares of Best Buy are down nearly 17% so far this year.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Throughout the film, newspaper headlines and snippets of TV contextualize the story against the backdrop of anti-Vietnam demonstrations, colleges retaliating to student campus protests and aggressive policing, along with glimpses of Richard Nixon’s crooked grin.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The moon's insides are crooked thanks to the near side being some 306 degrees Fahrenheit hotter at depth than its counterpart on the lunar far side.—
Ian Randall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
Adverb
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But what’s probably most interesting is which names make the biggest leaps in popularity, and which are quickly trending downward.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
4 June 2025
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What To Know While Morris' tracker shows that Trump's approval rating on the economy is trending downward, pollster Nate Silver's tracker tells a different story.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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His puzzles have interesting geometry; today’s has diagonal symmetry, which allows for an unusual arrangement of long and short entries.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Photos of the aftermath of the accident, meanwhile, show the roof of the bus separated from the rest of the vehicle, which rests at a diagonal on the side of a hill, per the AP.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
11 May 2025
Adverb
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Demand Reduction – Tariffs can drive prices upward and potentially reduce consumer demand, particularly on price-sensitive goods.—
Craig Zawada,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Apparently, that little scoop that pushes air upward from the lower of the three front fans does have some positive effect on overall case temperature.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2025
Adverb
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Little Pathfinders will be able to serve up to 85 children ages 6 weeks to 13 years old, up from 72 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years at its former location.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 June 2025
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Breast augmentations are on the rise in the US: The country’s surgeons carried out over 300,000 of the procedures in 2023, up from 212,500 in 2000, according to the latest data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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“Slantwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantwise. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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