as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
as they poked through the blinds, the slant rays of the setting sun created interesting patterns on the room's far wall
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the road has just enough of a slant to make bicycling up it a little strenuous
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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
an interesting slant on the problem of underage drinking
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as in to distort
to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of
reporters who slant the truth in order to push a political agenda
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Recent Examples of slant
Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
Many of their prophecies also have an undeniable utopian slant.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
These loopholes reduce federal revenues by more than $1.2 trillion per year—more than the amount actually collected by the individual income tax—and are in fact slanted toward the affluent (including the home mortgage interest and charitable giving deductions slated for retention).
—Andrea Louise Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2017
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Clark sustained the injury after catching a slant pattern late in the second quarter of Saturday’s 38-24 win against Florida Atlantic, as a defender’s helmet clashed with Clark’s knee.
—Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2024
Many of their prophecies also have an undeniable utopian slant.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2024
Verb
The sun was setting, and there was an amber, slanting light.
—Caleb Crain, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2024
These loopholes reduce federal revenues by more than $1.2 trillion per year—more than the amount actually collected by the individual income tax—and are in fact slanted toward the affluent (including the home mortgage interest and charitable giving deductions slated for retention).
—Andrea Louise Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 16 May 2017
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On the other hand, the Saints are currently deep in a six-game losing streak, largely attributed to an oblique injury sustained by starting quarterback Derek Carr in a Week 5 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Smith, now in his 10th NFL season, has missed just one game in that time — a Week 7 contest in 2021 due to an oblique injury.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
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Aspen’s swath of five-star resorts, boutique hotels, and world-famous ski and snowboarding slopes make for a winter wonderland that keeps giving even after the holidays (and well into spring).Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2024
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Full load on steep slopes almost seems to hint at a dirt bike, but surely an 890cc V-twin in the slippery stuff would simply become unmanageable.Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Consequently, a new perspective has taken hold: a September 2023 poll by Taiwan’s top research institution found that only 34 percent of Taiwanese people consider the United States to be a trustworthy partner, which represents a decline of 11 percentage points since 2021.David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
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Social perspective Society as a whole in California benefits from the presence of SOCCCD in two major ways.Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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Wash trading is prohibited under U.S. law, specifically by the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and financial regulators closely monitor markets for signs of such activity due to its potential to distort market integrity and mislead investors.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Labor Department said its survey of establishments — the raw material for payrolls numbers — was distorted by hurricane effects, as well as an unusually tight window for employers to respond to the department's surveys.Axios, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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And committees were more heavily tilted toward Democrats, giving its members’ bills an easier path to the floor.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Chock continues to look up from under his eyebrows with his head tilted down, which is the way serial killers in movies look at people.Alice Burton, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Smullen’s inclinations here reek of resentment rather than a healthier competitiveness that would drive him to bring a solid case against his main suspect.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Although the natural inclination is to think of a marathon as something done on foot, or by people who are known as ambulatory, the NYC Marathon does have a program for the race that’s inclusive of wheelchair users.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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YouTube said the platform has a multilayered approach to connect users with authoritative news and information while ensuring a variety of viewpoints are represented.Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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At the top of the walk, a viewpoint over the suburbs of Cape Town and the South Atlantic ocean below, the Prince was then taken to meet a group of youngsters from the Mayine Afrika E Foundation which promotes mental and physical wellbeing in their community of Nyanga.Simon Perry, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Recent reporting by the Orange County Register also brought to light a pair of cases in which two candidates misrepresented nomination papers to get on the ballot.Tri Ta, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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To categorize these words as solely Gen Z or Gen Alpha slang misrepresents their history, and over-simplifies the way in which language evolves and grows.Casey Clark, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Slant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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