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as in fished (for)
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as in worked out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angled (for)
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The Angels got two runners on with one out in the eighth, but Grant Taylor worked out of the jam to maintain the three-run lead.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026 -
The 22-year-old from Nigeria declared for the 2025 draft and worked out for teams, but was not invited to the combine.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Behind the scenes, the two had hammered out a deal that allowed Harris a clear path to victory while Newsom ran for governor two years later in 2018.—
Lia Russell
March 26,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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For such stories to work, each contradiction has to be hammered out, variables accounted for, and plot holes filled and covered with grass.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief, who is accused of having plotted a coup attempt to keep his boss in power.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2026
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Travelers who happen by the small town of Ida Grove, Iowa, about 100 miles north of Omaha, might be intrigued (and a little perplexed) by the castle-like structures that sprang from the vision of Byron Godbersen, founder of Midwest Industries.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Midwest Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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The hosts are baffled and intrigued.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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In this material, those moments are arranged in opposing directions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the example model shown, this is arranged as a multifunctional room that includes a small desk/dining table and some seating.—
Adam Williams
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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San Francisco jurors stopped short of finding the Texas billionaire intentionally schemed to defraud investors.—
Staff,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Democratic primary was uncontested after Garcia quietly schemed to place his chief of staff, Patty Garcia, on the ballot without any Democratic competition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Angled (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angled%20%28for%29. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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