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as in aspects
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
from this angle, that car looks gray, not brown
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as in viewpoints
a way of looking at or thinking about something
what's your angle on the problem?
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as in curvatures
something that curves or is curved
the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns
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as in slopes
to set or cause to be at an angle
angle the camera this way and the Leaning Tower of Pisa will look straight
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Recent Examples of angles
Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
In a subsequent photo, Madonna shared different angles of the cheeky look, including her strappy wraparound harness and her twist on the peekaboo lingerie trend.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
As a result, damage is usually laid at a variety of angles.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy These three proven camera mounts deliver stable footage, easy access, and angles that don’t all look the same.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Captured with creative camera angles and accompanied by an imaginative score, Alison McAlpine’s film pushes the boundaries of what documentaries are.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The soft, lightweight lap stand has three viewing angles for e-readers and tablets to make for easy reading.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
During rehearsals with handheld cameras and angles, the actors were encouraged to capture with high-energy gestures and behaviors how the stop-motion puppets may eventually be shown in motion at 24 frames per second from their miniature set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Game theorists, computer scientists, anthropologists and behavioral economists have all come at the problem from different angles.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026
Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Yet this is where Ueda’s BOJ finds itself as newish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angles to re-open the stimulus floodgates to juice the economy.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2026, however, with social media showcasing neck angles few mortals are born with, expectations are sky-high—for patients and doctors alike.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
In one of Storch’s pictures, an old man on a wooden porch angles his face up toward the sun.
—Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Sedona View Trail Starting at the top of Airport Mesa, the path angles downhill through a thin screen of junipers revealing stunning panoramas below.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
When patterns show which angles hold attention and which intros lose readers early, teams can refine headlines, add context boxes, and improve internal links so coverage feels useful and easy to follow.
—Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 6 Nov. 2025
Beam angles set tile weights and can be positive or negative.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
However, another modification the company will make to Super Heavy — though not one included for Flight 10 — will help gain some of those attack angles back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
Each team was sequestered in its own area, well out of the eyesight of the others, and each serving a different role set behind a separate nest of monitors, showing nine different camera angles of the action taking place.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026
In a subsequent photo, Madonna shared different angles of the cheeky look, including her strappy wraparound harness and her twist on the peekaboo lingerie trend.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
As a result, damage is usually laid at a variety of angles.
—Julia James, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
Learn about Outside Online's affiliate link policy These three proven camera mounts deliver stable footage, easy access, and angles that don’t all look the same.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Captured with creative camera angles and accompanied by an imaginative score, Alison McAlpine’s film pushes the boundaries of what documentaries are.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The soft, lightweight lap stand has three viewing angles for e-readers and tablets to make for easy reading.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
During rehearsals with handheld cameras and angles, the actors were encouraged to capture with high-energy gestures and behaviors how the stop-motion puppets may eventually be shown in motion at 24 frames per second from their miniature set.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Game theorists, computer scientists, anthropologists and behavioral economists have all come at the problem from different angles.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
Compassionate Venus angles off auspicious Jupiter, spotlighting your 8th House of Generous Intimacy, which could signal adjustments around trust and money.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
Yet this is where Ueda’s BOJ finds itself as newish Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi angles to re-open the stimulus floodgates to juice the economy.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
In 2026, however, with social media showcasing neck angles few mortals are born with, expectations are sky-high—for patients and doctors alike.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025
In one of Storch’s pictures, an old man on a wooden porch angles his face up toward the sun.
—Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Sedona View Trail Starting at the top of Airport Mesa, the path angles downhill through a thin screen of junipers revealing stunning panoramas below.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 8 Nov. 2025
When patterns show which angles hold attention and which intros lose readers early, teams can refine headlines, add context boxes, and improve internal links so coverage feels useful and easy to follow.
—Malana Vantyler, Ascend Agency, 6 Nov. 2025
Beam angles set tile weights and can be positive or negative.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
However, another modification the company will make to Super Heavy — though not one included for Flight 10 — will help gain some of those attack angles back.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angles
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Readers send Miss Manners not only their table and party questions, but those involving the more complicated aspects of life - romance, work, family relationships, child-rearing, death - as well as philosophical and moral dilemmas.—
Judith Martin,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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The doctrine required broadcasters to present contrasting viewpoints on controversial public issues.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Supporters say the legislation would ensure that school administrators cannot block students from engaging in peaceful political activities and that all viewpoints, partisan and nonpartisan, would have equal access to meeting spaces and facilities.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sunrise Park Resort The ski resort in the White Mountains has snow tubing, cross-country skiing and snow biking as well as downhill slopes for skiing and snowboarding.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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Expansive tracts of upland pine and hardwood forests frame the trails, while the seepage slopes host carnivorous pitcher plants, terrestrial orchids, and other rare species.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Reportedly, engineers replaced the problematic seals, and the rocket’s tanks remained pressurized and stable throughout the critical loading phases.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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That was one of the transition phases that was most foreign to him.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
27 Feb. 2026
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The technique was inextricably bound to his worldview as a prober and philosopher uncommitted to absolute truth or inflexible morality; in Preminger’s world, there are always myriad perspectives that, if not equally valid, are equally considered.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2026
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The streamlined geometry departs from his usual curves yet retains the same concept of motion.—
Jill Newman,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2026
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Since ancient Greece, researchers have tried to isolate special rational points on curves.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Symptoms of avian flu in birds include neurological signs like swimming or walking in circles, unnatural head tilts, tremors, seizures and difficulty flying.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Net leverage snapped lower, short adds outpaced long sales, and some of the most crowded factor tilts – momentum, small caps, retail favorites – suddenly looked less comfortable.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Angles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angles. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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