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to set or cause to be at an angle
cocked his head to the side as he listened to her quizzically
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Recent Examples of cocked
Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
The actor Nicholas Christopher—brawny, bald, with a perpetually cocked eyebrow that brings to mind Yul Brynner—strode through the aisles of Tashkent Supermarket in Brighton Beach one afternoon.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
His paranoia, played with clumsy charm by a mustachioed and bleary-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio, is half-cocked and somewhat comical.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocked
Adjective
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Those who do appreciate that they are allowed to use them to help cover a wide variety of costs, whether that’s paying non-tipped staff like cooks and managers, buying raw materials or tackling health care premiums and credit card fees.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Under state law, businesses are not allowed to retain proceeds from service fees charged to customers to cover operating costs or supplement wages for non-tipped staff, the Attorney General’s office said.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The scene used one of the film’s funniest visual gags, an apartment so crazily tilted that nobody inside it could stand up straight.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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It is tilted with heavyweight matchups.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Saints even broke out a high-angled driver, but only got a two count.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Instead, the ball stayed in play and bounced off the angled sidewall.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Leaking faucets, pipes, and air conditioning units should be repaired, and the ground next to the foundation should be sloped so that surface water drains away from the building.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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The roof is sloped to encourage drainage that prevents water and debris from piling up, and is broken up into two levels to allow for an open ventilation panel to let hot air escape while keeping rainwater out.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Style it with linen trousers for a daytime sightseeing look that’s equal parts relaxed and polished, or dress it up with a mini skirt and heeled sandals for a night out.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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The Vanessa heeled sandals are a popular style for the designer shoe brand.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
Verb
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The court said the congressional map enacted in Louisiana in 2021 leaned too heavily on race when redrawing the state's voting boundaries to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.—
Aaron Navarro,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The pair also leaned into the rumors of their off-screen romance.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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But the slightly slanted exterior architecture is just a way to whet your architectural appetite.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
1 May 2026
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The house’s garden room plays a similar role with a slanted ceiling of glass panels that let natural light filter into the home.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Most models are usually inclined to speculate answers because simply avoiding answering will motivate the users to question the model’s capabilities.—
Mohamed Suliman,
Boston Herald,
15 May 2026
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Bloomberg’s sources suggested that Apple was happy to partner with OpenAI as its own AI projects failed to launch but over time became less inclined to boost ChatGPT after learning about OpenAI’s plans to make its own device that could rival the iPhone.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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“Cocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocked. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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