Meaning & use
Slants
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Sloping surfaces, lines, or directions; also, particular points of view or biases in how something is presented.
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The roof has several slants to help rainwater drain away.
The two newspapers gave very different slants on the same story.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense — a 'slant' on a story — describes a particular angle of interpretation, often implying some bias.
Words with a similar meaning
anglesinclinesperspectives
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Leans or slopes at an angle.
The old floor slants noticeably toward the corner of the room.
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