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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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2
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
Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
But the first time around, producers relied on deceptive camera angles and some CGI to edit out her pregnancy belly.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Production gimmicks and visuals are kept to a minimum, with an on-the-ground camera crew capturing angles most pop stars wouldn’t dare show.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Istanbul’s top teams operate daily, refining incision angles, graft handling, and post-op routines that translate into consistent results.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Sarnow’s pictures, shared here publicly for the first time, show the bust from two angles behind the foundation.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
And then run a chef’s knife back and forth over the clump at different angles.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
In photos of her at the game, multiple angles appeared to show that the papers were the only contents of Hudson's bag.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Generally speaking, telephoto lenses don't benefit as much as wider angles from the Micro Four Thirds sensor size.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Josh Dinner, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The style is cut with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
While City boss Guardiola has used a 4-3-3 more often in his managerial career, his methods follow Lillo’s approach in using positional play to create more passing angles and greater numerical advantages at the sharp end of the pitch.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
But the first time around, producers relied on deceptive camera angles and some CGI to edit out her pregnancy belly.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Production gimmicks and visuals are kept to a minimum, with an on-the-ground camera crew capturing angles most pop stars wouldn’t dare show.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Istanbul’s top teams operate daily, refining incision angles, graft handling, and post-op routines that translate into consistent results.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
Sarnow’s pictures, shared here publicly for the first time, show the bust from two angles behind the foundation.
—David Kushner, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
And then run a chef’s knife back and forth over the clump at different angles.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
In photos of her at the game, multiple angles appeared to show that the papers were the only contents of Hudson's bag.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Generally speaking, telephoto lenses don't benefit as much as wider angles from the Micro Four Thirds sensor size.
—PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
The style is cut with a low décolleté and rounded toe, set on a curved block heel that angles inward for an architectural profile.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angles
Noun
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Gans said other aspects to be mindful of are high-sodium and high-fat toppings.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Verywell Health,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mafia members allegedly used high-tech tools, along with their old-fashioned racketeering schemes, to help orchestrate major aspects of the criminal operation.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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Forty percent of fourth graders are unable to put the events of a story into a sequence or describe a character’s motivations, and a third of eighth graders cannot identify the main ideas of a text or distinguish between different viewpoints.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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That hearing was expected to include Mitchell and her top prosecutors taking the stand to defend their decisions and prove that charging the protesters was not meant to suppress their viewpoints.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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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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Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The increasing number of offenses that want to play in 12 personnel need to have tight ends who might excel in one area but can be above-average in both phases of the offense.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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One, in particular, was what Jenner said sparked her love for colored hair, leading to one of her most recognizable phases to date.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Kings coach Doug Christie — who was on that early 2000s team that nearly made the Finals — was one of many coaches and players throughout the NBA this week given the difficult task of answering questions about their perspectives of the ongoing legal case.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Bigelow’s film, now streaming on Netflix, is divided into three chapters, telling the story from three different perspectives.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Ashanti posted an image of her posing in a two-piece bikini and braids in Barbados, proudly showing off her postpartum curves.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Oct. 2025
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Leaders go for the big-name software with bold promises, only to face long implementations, steep learning curves, and features that don’t match how teams actually work.—
Dennis Woodside,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Endeavor features a centrifugal force spinning disk that tilts upwards.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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The seat tilts forward with the press of a button on the seat shoulder.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Angles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angles. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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