as in tilting
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 angling
Dave Shively, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2025
But Salter is by no means the only IP specialist angling for luxury brands.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
And when you are ranked 10th in angling for a 12-team CFP, well, that makes the playoffs expected more than hoped-for.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Noun
And sometimes fishing for the side-trips, especially on family outings, can be the most fun part of your angling adventure as well.
—Dave Shively, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2025
But Salter is by no means the only IP specialist angling for luxury brands.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 25 July 2025
Verb
Moore tightroped down the left sideline before angling back to the middle for the score.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2025
And when you are ranked 10th in angling for a 12-team CFP, well, that makes the playoffs expected more than hoped-for.
—Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angling
Noun
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The Case For Planet Y Simulations show that a world with a mass between Mercury and Earth, orbiting between 100 and 200 AU from the sun and tilted at least 10 degrees, could nudge the Kuiper Belt's plane into a tilt.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Pan, tilt and zoom A quality Motorola video baby monitor will be able to zoom in, zoom out, tilt and pan the room.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The issue isn’t just price, but power; institutions see what retail never can, tilting the game and deepening mistrust.—
Anmol Verma,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Aerial footage captured by ABC News' Los Angeles station, KABC, showed the Mississippi tilting to one side after two stacks of containers collapsed.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For the tip deduction the limit is $25,000.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This list has no mention of the newspaper home delivery person, someone who regularly receives a tip from our family.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Chaos erupted as people on board had to scramble onto the sloping deck.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Yet the vertical bow, panoramic windows, and sloping stern form a design language instantly recognizable within the superyacht landscape.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
31 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Best known for its custom furniture and traditional-leaning aesthetic, The Inside, like Havenly, was also female-founded.—
Amanda Lauren,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Old Fort is a town of 800 that was leaning heavily into outdoor recreation as an economic anchor before Hurricane Helene hit.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Angling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angling. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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