1
as in side
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 perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
what's your angle on the problem?
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3
as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns
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as in to slope
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 angle
Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
The Penguins were up 3-2 and reeling in the third period when Crosby did some dazzling work and fired a bad-angle shot on Allen.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was red-hot on the mound against the Cincinnati Reds and was angling to become the first pitcher to throw back-to-back shutouts in over a decade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The historic angle also has an appeal that the hyper-colored, hero-type games of the modern era lack.
—Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
The Penguins were up 3-2 and reeling in the third period when Crosby did some dazzling work and fired a bad-angle shot on Allen.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
Bart claims to have recovered more than a billion dollars for his clients, but downstream of him are scores of challengers angling to catch some of that action for themselves.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara was red-hot on the mound against the Cincinnati Reds and was angling to become the first pitcher to throw back-to-back shutouts in over a decade.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle
Noun
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On the other side of the scale, in a vitrine at one end of the space, are a group of five small scrapbooks.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those improvements include widening of Clay Street, paying for utilities such as water and sewers, and purchasing a home on the west side of the property.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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That perspective was shared by the county staff members who presented to them.—
Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
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Dillihay will explore the creative decision-making, cultural perspective, and collaborative leadership required to bring the project to life – from guiding story and shaping performances to aligning hundreds of artists and technicians behind one cohesive vision.—
Marcus Jones,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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The usually straight path of light gets curved along the warp, with the degree of curvature dictated by how close to the object of mass the light passes.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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To achieve such a high curvature, the team took advantage of differences in the contraction and expansion of individual layers caused by physical stresses in the material resulting from the fabrication process.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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To recast a three-quarter-length body as a pyramid, a favorite Renaissance shape, Raphael repeatedly files down the shoulder blades and turns their supporting muscle into a long sloping line, which dives from neck to arm.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Sheer cliffs rise from sloping green hills dotted with evergreens.—
Julia Sayers Gokhale,
Midwest Living,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But another aspect of his constitutional role is that the President can’t fire him.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Two authors have filed provisional patents covering aspects of the system design and its detection hardware integration.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
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Bonnier is far from the first to express this viewpoint, though his post did spark plenty of online discourse.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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That’s why many public health officials and lawmakers view conversion therapy not as a matter of viewpoint but as a consumer protection and child welfare issue.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 6-inch gel memory foam provides a soft, plush feel and conforms to your body’s natural curves, reducing pressure points on the shoulders and hips.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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This funky interpretation on a standard lounge chair leans into elegant resin wicker curves inspired by palm-leaf baskets.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Though the Kremlin-friendly Orban had held power for the past 16 years, partly by tilting the electoral system in his favor, his far-right Fidesz party lost to the center-right Tisza party of anti-corruption campaigner Peter Magyar.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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Marks added that the balance of power has tilted decisively toward bulls over the past several years.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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