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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
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The 20-point ceasefire plan brokered by the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey still has several unresolved issues and details that must be hammered out.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025 -
As streaming then supplanted sales and stars such as Swift hammered out their issues with Spotify, a new playbook was written.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Tim Skipper called with swagger, Jerry Neuheisel schemed like a gambler and Kevin Coyle unleashed a defense that hunted in packs.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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In London, Angelica used her private connections to elevate her husband’s public power, scheming to ensure Church’s election to Parliament in 1790.—
Jane Kamensky,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, star-crossed lovers Ellen (Harriet Slater) and Brian (Jamie Roy) managed to plot an escape of their own — but not before getting some major blood on their hands.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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While Witherspoon dug into the world of trauma surgery, Coben plotted the novel’s key moments.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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Those decisions won’t always work out.—
Sam McDowell
October 13,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Steelers worked out defensive lineman Bell Stille and hosted offensive lineman Bayron Matos on a visit.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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Before Doncic – who this summer signed a three-year, $165 million extension and celebrated with Lakers’ brass at a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas – had settled in as a Laker.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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These days, more people are tapping into buy now, pay later plans for everything from clothes to concert tickets.—
Samantha Wei,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
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In a feat of logistics, the production miraculously arranged the shooting schedule so that every principal actor’s final scene on the show was also their last day of filming — something the Duffers have been freshly reliving again and again in the edit bay.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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However, for years, police suspected that Charles arranged the murder of Markel.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While the two companies have not had a commercial relationship in recent years, both Netflix and AMC are intrigued by the mutually beneficial opportunities that could arise from this and future collaborations.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
15 Oct. 2025
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The new asylums intrigued the public, too.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The wind sighs: Save me, Lord, for the waters have compassed my soul.—
Tomas Tranströmer,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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At its best, McCarthy’s fiction could compass the strange and often violent order of existence.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
13 June 2023
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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