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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
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That set off a roughly two-year struggle to hammer out the complex details of how that would work, even as legal challenges poured in.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2025 -
Today, standards bodies from ISO 20022 working groups to the BIS’s Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures are hammering out privacy, messaging, and liquidity templates for CBDCs.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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See more Trump’s AI image of himself as the pope was condemned by leading Catholics, but the idea of a gaggle of secretive, red-robed men deliberating and scheming in an escape room is catnip for our imaginations.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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The levels of staff, the levels of seriousness, offensive coordinators are really scheming.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 May 2025
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Until his death in Pennsylvania last year, Gülen, a Turkish Muslim preacher who was accused of plotting a coup against President Recep Tayyip in 2016, was wanted as a terrorist leader in Turkey and Pakistan.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
14 May 2025
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The Keeling Curve, a graph that plots concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere over time, uses measurements taken at Mau Loa Observatory, starting in 1958.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
13 May 2025
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Further details are set to be worked out in the coming weeks.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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After all, isn't hotness the reason most people work out?—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
8 May 2025
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That spectacle included military flyovers, concerts with expensive talent like Jennifer Lopez and Usher, and seemingly more fireworks than the Fourth of July.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2025
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With Taylor Swift's Eras tour in full swing last year, Unclaimed Baggage reported an uptick in sparkly clothes, friendship bracelets, and concert merchandise in the inventory.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fearing that terrorists or criminals might use such technology to plan attacks, arrange financing or recruit members, the Clinton administration advocated a system called the Clipper Chip, based on a concept of key escrow.—
Richard Forno,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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The pair pitched that Death would arrange for the killing of the survivors using familiar objects and scenarios in complex or unexpected ways.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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If you’re still intrigued by waterbeds, consider going to Pittsburgh to try one out before purchasing!—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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He’s particularly intrigued by an actress who has a real-life boyfriend, but can get into a character enough to feel something like love in a fictional scenario.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
12 May 2025
Verb
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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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Abigail Jackson The adjacent dining area is dedicated to family heirlooms like a set of Allan Gould compass chairs from Kate’s interior designer grandmother and a red vintage rug from her great-grandparents.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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