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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
Verb
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The framework for new trade deals are in place, but most still need certain details to be hammered out.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
13 Jan. 2026 -
Coons had hammered out a 10-year, tax-fixing agreement with the administration of former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin prior to the purchase that was approved by the city council.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
11 Jan. 2026
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The offense’s job is to try to scheme us up on defense.—
Michael Nowels,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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There is a lot of potential in those plays when the Broncos scheme them right and execute them accordingly, but the puzzle hasn’t always come together this season.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But in wrapping up a six-month investigation last month, independent counsel Cho’s team concluded that Yoon plotted for over a year to impose martial law to eliminate his political rivals and monopolize power.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Just last month, police charged a 17-year-old in Indiana linked to TCC who was allegedly plotting to carry out an attack.—
Lauren Fichten,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Has all of their spending worked out?—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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That Louis Vuitton number shows this tactic is working out well.—
Alice Newbold,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2026
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Hunt, 62 and Nordling, 63, previously attended a Willie Nelson concert together at the Hollywood Bowl and had spent time together in London, where Hunt was performing, the fall prior.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
5 Dec. 2025
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From red carpets to concert stages, Black excellence was on full display this week as stars lit up major events from across the country.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Nov. 2025
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Despite his level-headedness, Mike is mightily discontent with the low-wattage gigs that are arranged for him by, of all people, his dentist (Fisher Stevens), who soon replaces that absent tooth.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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As a newcomer to composing and arranging for strings, Simon benefitted greatly by working with a group readily available for consultation and collaboration.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Will he be intrigued in hiring him?—
Joseph Hoyt,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Stefanski, then the Browns’ head coach, was intrigued by Dart’s talent and makeup.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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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 16 Jan. 2026.
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