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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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Adjective
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The six-year veteran battled ankle and hip injuries during the regular season and when an oblique injury held him out in the wild-card round, Salyer especially struggled in his place.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025 -
Erickson, Stiller and production designer Jeremy Hindle have a knack for building setups that riff on corporations’ uncanny, infantilizing methods of control, yet feel more oblique and mysterious than straight satire.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Tackle dryness, fine lines, and uneven tone, while supporting your barrier.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 Jan. 2025
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Adapted from a Russell Banks’s 1989 novel, Schrader mostly limits the action to Wade’s perspective to pull off a key gambit, in which Wade’s uneven sanity seamlessly transitions into outright dangerous territory before the audience’s eyes.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Aligned with this strategy, in the first nine months last year, Stone Island’s wholesale channel was down 22 percent to 156.7 million euros, while its direct channel grew by 26 percent to 135.7 million euros.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
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There were just $30 billion in deals last year, according to Leerink, down from a peak of $219 billion in 2019.—
Kelly Evans,
CNBC,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When the speedboat neared the pearly shore, a crooked line of hotel staff dressed in white and navy began to wave.—
Mary Holland,
Robb Report,
20 Jan. 2025
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Nothing could measure up to all that crooked darkness.—
Sam Thielman,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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While the southeastern and northeastern U.S. are seeing harvests are trending upward, the Midwest and West are trending downward.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
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Americans’ satisfaction with democracy has ticked steadily downward since 2000 — remember Bush v. Gore?—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In one, five women in white hanbok, carrying bundles of white laundry on their heads, form a tight, diagonal spiral (in response to gusts of wind?) against dark fields of grass and cropland.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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It’s fitted at the bodice and has a looser skirt with a ruffle along the diagonal slit.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
16 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Look for Chase Utley to make a major upward in 2026, greasing the skids for future induction.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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According to Milk, apply short, hair-like strokes upward from the beginning of your brow to the tail both in the morning and at night.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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While some statuses were up in the air, Mosley said Isaac, who only played 5 minutes Tuesday at Toronto, was feeling better and would be available to play against Portland.—
Jason Beede,
Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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Next up, 3Dmark is a synthetic benchmark with two DX12 tests that don’t take advantage of the GPU’s AI capabilities and mostly focus on rasterization.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Slantwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slantwise. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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