angles 1 of 2

plural of angle

angles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of angle
as in slopes
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 angles
Noun
The researchers computed the optimal launch angles and wing size. Ari Daniel, NPR, 9 July 2026 But even the minimum amount of takes have so many angles to capture, especially for such an important moment. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2026 Police officers loiter in the shade, leaning against railings at casual angles that suggest the world’s problems are being solved. Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026 The remaining rounds ahead are uncertain, but that uncertainty is being priced from multiple angles. Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Gabriel — Brazil/Arsenal (re-entry) Got his angles wrong when attempting to block Kaishu Sano’s low shot, but Gabriel has frequently been the one thing holding Brazil’s fragile defensive structure together. Liam Twomey, New York Times, 4 July 2026 As with the shag, the chop's layers create movement and visual interest, making funky angles and unexpected texture enhance the look rather than detracting from it. Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026 Each infield position is unique, with its own quirks in footwork, angles and timing. Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The colors stay vibrant and detailed across the entire screen at all angles. George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Verb
Outdoor curtains lend some privacy while providing a bit of shade when the sun angles in at sunrise and sunset. Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026 Moon angles her chin and the light dims in her eyes. Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 Understand The Reporter’s Beat To Tailor A Pitch My team focuses on developing the most compelling, relevant pitch angles for our clients. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Creators who want to pull both vertical and horizontal clips from one take can simply shoot at a wide angle and punch in to the frame to crop both angles out for YouTube and social apps. Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026 Hitters with tighter spray angles off the bat generally posted better batting averages. John Laghezza, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2026 Compassionate Venus angles off auspicious Jupiter, spotlighting your 8th House of Generous Intimacy, which could signal adjustments around trust and money. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026 In 2026, however, with social media showcasing neck angles few mortals are born with, expectations are sky-high—for patients and doctors alike. Jolene Edgar, Allure, 11 Dec. 2025 In one of Storch’s pictures, an old man on a wooden porch angles his face up toward the sun. Dawn Chan, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angles
Noun
  • The company now deploys hundreds of AI agents across different aspects of its business.
    Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • Seeing the reactions of fans of those teams and the emotion that that means for them has been, for me, one of the best aspects of watching this year’s World Cup.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The sun will hang low above the west-northwest horizon as a narrowing crescent, so the best locations will be coastal viewpoints, hilltops and open landscapes with clear western horizons.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • For the fifth year running, YouGov found TIME to be among the most trusted, by Americans across ideological viewpoints.
    Sam Jacobs, Time, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • These New Balance sneakers have thick, firm outsoles with upward curvatures.
    Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
  • There are hardly any flat architectural surfaces, and NAUSICAÄ is shaped by curvatures and louvred details.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • Because its site slopes steeply, the house has upstairs and downstairs entrances.
    Dean Kaufman, Curbed, 30 June 2026
  • One of my favorite choices is developing a dry creek bed that slopes away from a home's foundation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • The aircraft successfully completed mission phases with the landing gear both up and down, demonstrating that its autonomous flight systems worked as planned.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 2026
Noun
  • Her post received 22,000 likes, and Elon Musk—who regularly boosts white-supremacist perspectives—and Joe Rogan have made similar claims about the group being a false-flag operation.
    Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
Noun
  • As science and surgical technique progress ad nauseam, so does our appetite for new curves, tighter skin, sharper jawlines.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • Each one told a different story, with their soft curves and asymmetrical sheens.
    Selene Oliva, Glamour, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • When force is applied, the pillar tilts toward the point of contact, compressing the corresponding chamber and pushing fluid through soft tubes to actuators.
    Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • The final manual adjustment is the headrest, which slides vertically with firm clicks and tilts smoothly up and down.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026

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“Angles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angles. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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