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
Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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
Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
If these talks are successful, Paramount Pictures is reportedly angling to secure a November 13, 2026, release date.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Fishing licenses for trout and coarse fishing were available for a one-day period at a cost of $9.91, and the Environment Agency stressed that everyone who fished needed a license to support river and lake conservation and angling activities.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
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
Verb
Ferrara, an innocent no longer, is angling to prize $25,000 out of the Horse’s coffers to finance his first feature.
—Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
If these talks are successful, Paramount Pictures is reportedly angling to secure a November 13, 2026, release date.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angling
Noun
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Earle-Sears’s blowout even stunned veteran operatives accustomed to Virginia’s blue tilt.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Nov. 2025
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When that link is stiff, the rest of the chain must twist, tilt or torque to make up for it.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Global markets, myriad analyses have shown, are tilting into a reality where wind and solar are the cheapest ways to generate electricity.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Gently shift your weight to the right side, keeping your hips steady and without tilting your body.—
Leoni Jesner,
Health,
1 Nov. 2025
Noun
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After playing a career-best game to tip off the season, pouring in 31 points against Indiana State, Bradford has gone cold from beyond the arc in the past two games, not attempting a three against Tennessee Tech and missing all five of his attempts on Tuesday night.—
Hunter Bailey,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Nov. 2025
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The National Institutes of Health has tips for managing symptoms, including limiting alcohol and caffeine, and maintaining a healthy body weight.—
Allison Aubrey,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That’s especially true of the Princeton museum, a jangling grid of gray concrete boxes set into the sloping campus.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Nov. 2025
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The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But that didn’t seem to affect Lola Young, Sombr or The Marias, three alt-rock-leaning acts who have had remarkably less trouble finding pop-world embrace, each of whom received BNA nominations.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
11 Nov. 2025
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Gibson chose one of two alternative maps proposed by voting rights groups that had sued over the map, both of which created a Democratic-leaning district centered on Salt Lake County.—
Joseph Ax,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Angling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angling. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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