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Having, or running in, a slanted or oblique direction
“Above it, the clouds had hollowed into an enormous, twisting cauldron, down which, in slanted lines, the sun was pouring its silver fire.”
Slanted, curled or bending to one side
“His thin, delicate mouth tended to twist into a slanted smirk.”
Biased or prejudiced in one's views or judgment
“In many instances, the panel opinion is slanted toward that of a higher-ranked individual within the organization.”
Stacked or set
Having angles or sharp corners
Aimed or directed
Past tense for to lean or bend at an angle
“These pockets are either perpendicular, or they may slant at a sharp angle with the surface of the soil.”
Past tense for to alter something from its true state, typically to deceive
“The commission was asked to determine, among other things, whether the administration pressured analysts to slant their intelligence findings.”
Past tense for to present or view (information) from a particular angle or bias
“However, some commentators argue that the very conventions of objective reporting enable journalists to slant their reporting to express their own biased views.”
Past tense for to position or align in a certain manner or towards a given direction
Past tense for to point or aim something
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