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to set or cause to be at an angle
the strong gust heeled the sailboat almost to the point of capsizing, but we managed to right it
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Recent Examples of heeled
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to these critics, the emphasis on tracking also puts well-heeled, elite units in a better position to take advantage of the system, while those that start out with less fall further and further behind.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Doctor leaned into low-rise everything, a sign of the times, along with heeled sneakers, outlandish blonde up-dos, micro-shorts and mini dresses.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Luvamia Wide Leg Jeans Every fall wardrobe calls for a reliable pair of jeans that can be worn with ankle booties, heeled boots, and mule clogs, and this pair from Luvamia is a favorite among shoppers.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Photos showed Lizzo rocking the sheer outfit with a black chiffon wrap skirt on top, along with strappy high heeled sandals, accentuating the look with soft glam makeup and a sleek red hairstyle.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Julia was dressed in a chic oversized suit (her specialty) and heeled boots and a white striped tie, while Roberts wore a semi-sheer black gown with minimal jewelry.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent years, shows like The Culpo Sisters, The Family Stallone, and The Bradshaw Bunch have all attempted to follow in those high-heeled footsteps by building a series around famous(ish) sisters.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Whether worn with a heeled boot or retro sneaker, its styling versatility is truly endless.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
Style them with a crisp white shirt and loafers for a work-to-weekend look, or pair them with heeled boots and a silk blouse for a dinner out.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to these critics, the emphasis on tracking also puts well-heeled, elite units in a better position to take advantage of the system, while those that start out with less fall further and further behind.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Doctor leaned into low-rise everything, a sign of the times, along with heeled sneakers, outlandish blonde up-dos, micro-shorts and mini dresses.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
Luvamia Wide Leg Jeans Every fall wardrobe calls for a reliable pair of jeans that can be worn with ankle booties, heeled boots, and mule clogs, and this pair from Luvamia is a favorite among shoppers.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Photos showed Lizzo rocking the sheer outfit with a black chiffon wrap skirt on top, along with strappy high heeled sandals, accentuating the look with soft glam makeup and a sleek red hairstyle.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2025
Julia was dressed in a chic oversized suit (her specialty) and heeled boots and a white striped tie, while Roberts wore a semi-sheer black gown with minimal jewelry.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2025
In recent years, shows like The Culpo Sisters, The Family Stallone, and The Bradshaw Bunch have all attempted to follow in those high-heeled footsteps by building a series around famous(ish) sisters.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Whether worn with a heeled boot or retro sneaker, its styling versatility is truly endless.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Maybe there was something more to this magazine than wall art for the well-heeled.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heeled
Verb
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The Big Dipper will be hanging low in the sky, its bowl tilted towards due north.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly equal daylight and darkness.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That, in turn, moves the angled fan mount far enough to the right to give onlookers a straight view from the case’s front window to the front edge of the motherboard.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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Baleaf Quick-Dry Cargo Hiking Pants Get style inspiration from Witherspoon in these similar army green hiking pants with angled side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The glow of zodiacal light aligns with the ecliptic — the sun’s path through the zodiac constellations and the plane of the solar system — which is steep at the equator and sloped at mid-northern latitudes.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Social media algorithms fed his content to a young user base that has increasingly leaned to the right.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
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Ishika Samant/Getty Images While Thibodeau leaned heavily on two-time All-NBA Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson to bail the team out with clutch buckets late in shot clocks, Brown is expected to employ a bit more variety in his offensive sets.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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On the next play from scrimmage, Christian Alarcon intercepted a tipped pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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The ball went off his hands, and safety RJ Mickens caught the tipped pass for an interception.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lucky’s left upper arm bone, or humerus, and Lucky II’s right upper arm bone both show a clean, slanted fracture, suggesting they were twisted by powerful wind gusts.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
19 Sep. 2025
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The moon, Jupiter, Castor and Pollux come together to form an irregular slanted rectangle in Earth's predawn sky, one that helps highlight the spectacular diversity of objects that are visible to the naked eye above us.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The work has potential applications in surveillance, environmental monitoring, and defense, where vertical lift, silent operation, and agility at low speeds are valuable.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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But a vertical market leader might want to know how many policies in a sub-line of business were quoted versus bound.—
Andy Watts,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Heeled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heeled. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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