as in sloping
running in a slanting direction
the sloped arrangement of the pictures along the staircase wall should follow the line of the banister
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as in tilted
to set or cause to be at an angle
they sloped our new driveway too steeply and now my car scrapes bottom whenever I back out onto the street
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Recent Examples of sloped
Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.
—Harper’s Magazine, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloped
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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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Three key players — defensive tackle Benito Jones (oblique), edge rusher Chop Robinson (knee) and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) — are questionable.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's on display this September with Roman Anthony on the shelf with an oblique injury and Alex Bregman, who could opt-out of his deal at season's end, in a significant slump in the second half.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Seen previously on models like NZXT’s own H6 Flow and the more recent APNX V1, angled fan mounts like those on the H9 Flow RGB offer the best of both worlds.—
Thomas Soderstrom,
PC Magazine,
13 Sep. 2025
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They’re finished with a zip-and-button fly and angled side pockets.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Chili’s has leaned into digital engagement.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The tightening polls also came after Cornyn leaned into the Texas redistricting fight, garnering attention for calling on the FBI to help bring back Democrats who had fled the state in protest against efforts to redraw the maps.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Sloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloped. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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