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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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Sorry to say, there are still lots of wrinkles that are being worked out.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
But by 1950-51, Bear had worked out a way to make uni-directional glass that eliminated the cross threads, so the material could be used on the inside of the bow as well.—
Clare Conley,
Outdoor Life,
18 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia and OpenAI said Monday that some details of the agreement are still being hammered out.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Speer is the first to acknowledge that many of the specifics of managing fishing, shipping, and other industrial activities around these areas still need to be hammered out; this agreement is meant to be the foundation on which to do so.—
Bonnie Tsui,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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But while the first four episodes were well-plotted and sure-footed — building up to episode five’s ambitious Alien remix — the final three have been relatively attenuated.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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But as Newsom and his allies plotted how to respond to the Lone Star State, two Bay Area counties had already planned to hold off-cycle elections in November.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Film fans will be intrigued by the silent-era gem Frankenstein, from 1910.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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Although Ed may have been intrigued by Jorgensen’s life, this, along with Richard Speck’s role in the series, seems more of a fetishization and misplaced preoccupation in a narrative having nothing to do with transgender people.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Two mental health professionals are arranged to testify on the impact of all of these factors, Reynolds said.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The continual delays have led to many embarrassing moments, the most recent coming last Tuesday, when, after Barca officials told the media the Camp Nou was ready, the Barcelona city council arranged a press conference of their own in reply.—
Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lopez received high praise for her performance in Hustlers, portraying a real-life exotic dancer who targeted and schemed Wall Street clientele out of money.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
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Jimmy Sharp had filed the suit in December 2022, saying Diederich schemed to put him on a career-killing blacklist after taking over Sharp’s father’s role as head of 20th TV’s head of production earlier that year.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Angled (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angled%20%28for%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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