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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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as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
what's your angle on the problem?
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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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The most dramatic angle of the edge is set just a few inches back from the tip, allowing for a gentle rock when mincing herbs.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Feb. 2026
This style is designed in cotton-blend denim with a zip-and-button fly, five-pocket styling, and angled seams at the knees.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Ramos practiced angles, routes and throws.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
The most dramatic angle of the edge is set just a few inches back from the tip, allowing for a gentle rock when mincing herbs.
—Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
The lenses were angled to concentrate sunlight to spark a flame.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Feb. 2026
This style is designed in cotton-blend denim with a zip-and-button fly, five-pocket styling, and angled seams at the knees.
—Jamie Allison Sanders, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle
Noun
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Instead, production took place at Tompkins Square Park, on the east side of Manhattan, which more resembles Battery Park in the ’90s.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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The two sides have reported differing casualty figures.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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We, the staff, contract employees and freelancers of the Berlinale and associated institutions, representing a plurality of perspectives, speak with one voice in unanimous support of the extraordinary Tricia Tuttle as the Director of the Berlinale.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Katie Sweeten, who served until September 2025 as the Department of Justice’s liaison to the Department of Defense and is now a partner at the law firm Scale, told CNN that Hegseth’s position didn’t make sense from a policy perspective.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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That curvature data is encoded as an explicit geometric prior and integrated into the model’s attention mechanism.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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Its curvature is translated into an oversized shield silhouette with a forward cut-out construction that feels both technical and architectural.—
Taylor Stoddard,
Robb Report,
25 Feb. 2026
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If not replanting a shrub, fill the hole and level the ground, being sure to slope it away from structures for proper drainage.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
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Accessibility features include gently sloped pathways and arched water jets.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor—formerly Prince Andrew—was banished from all aspects of royal life, including losing all of his royal titles and privileges, last October in a decision made by King Charles.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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Created by artist Judy Baca between 1974 and 1984, the mural is a groundbreaking depiction of Southern California history from the viewpoint of women and minorities and a potent national symbol at the intersection of art and activism.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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The glass-half-full viewpoint is that 20-3 is a more accurate indicator of how good the team actually is than its clutch results.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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Technological diffusion has historically followed an S-curve, where early adoption is slow, accelerates as costs fall, and eventually plateaus as saturation sets in and marginal returns diminish.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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When the knife point is resting on the cutting board, the edge’s curve crests a half inch to an inch above the surface, putting the most aggressive slicing angle perfectly at steak height.—
Jesse Raub,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But the rural health program tilts toward seeding innovative projects and technologies, not shoring up rural hospital finances.—
Arielle Zionts,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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During the March equinox, the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere receive roughly the same amount of sunlight since neither hemisphere is tilted more toward or away from the sun, the Old Farmer’s Almanac said.—
Hali Smith
March 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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