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slantwise

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adverb

as in downwards
so as to slant be careful not to lay the first boards slantwise, or the whole bookcase won't be straight

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slantwise
Adjective
  • With McNeil out with an oblique strain, Baty has a chance to make the Opening Day roster as a second baseman.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Matt Waldron didn’t even want to think about what a severe oblique injury would mean.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • But with the addition of meaty tires, the result is bobbling side to side on uneven pavement, and the occasional entertaining hop over water channels at boulevard intersections.
    Mark Ewing, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Milling disk grab ability Milling disks with rough, uneven edges around the milling holes work well for grabbing food during processing.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • With few options left, Adam begins considering and concocting ways to enact vengeance, but Basem, having been down that rageful path, advises him otherwise.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Mariah and Thug celebrated their three-year anniversary last October, but she was denied visitation entry at the time because Fulton County’s visitation system was down.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Katt's other notable roles included that of teacher Harry Senate on the school drama Boston Public, crooked finance associate Greg Weinstein in Boiler Room, and detective Frank Duggar in Speakeasy.
    Kat Stinson, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • He’s been dropping tapes nonstop since 2022, as his method is really to flood the internet with his motivation music and unglamorous crime epics full of crooked cops, lookout boys, dealers, dope fiends, tricks, and urban decay.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 11 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Glide it gently but firmly along your legs, downward over your torso, upward on your arms, and down your neck—this pattern is thought to move fluid toward your lymph nodes to promote drainage.
    Allure, Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Sony’s move could reflect a broader shift among major hardware makers — one where pricing no longer only trends downward as products age.
    Esat Dedezade, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Schar’s passing range, especially his ability to play pinpoint diagonal balls, has become vital to Newcastle’s build-up play.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Close your eyes, and picture the scene; Manchester City are moving the ball forward, the opposition are slowly retreating into their defensive shape, and a slow, diagonal pass is bobbling along to Jeremy Doku out on the wing.
    Thom Harris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The flight upward for LaCombe, 23, hasn’t always been smooth.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Amid the dry, already alien-like backdrop of the Texas desert, Blue Origin workers and families of the six-woman all-female crew – the first of its kind – saw the rocket lift upward and turn a pop star, a journalist, an activist and others into astronauts.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • The firm has lowered its turnover rate, attracted new workers because of the employee ownership strategy, and anecdotally, engagement among workers is up.
    Ian Thomas, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Once your three months is up, your subscription will revert to the normal price is $9.99/mo.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Slantwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantwise. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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