Thesaurus results for ANGLINGS

anglings

noun

plural of angling

as in tilts

the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle his angling of the picture made everything else on the wall look crooked

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Noun

Sanders’ record over his last 16 tilts against Power 4 foes is … 3-13.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Rybakina and Sabalenka know each other’s games well, having previously met 17 times on the WTA Tour, with Rybakina winning the last two tilts – earning the Australian Open and WTA Finals titles.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilts

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Artistically, it’s often included in lists of greatest album artwork.

— Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Administration officials have defended the accuracy of their lists, including in the lawsuit the Justice Department filed against California last week.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

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When the drone flies near an object and a whisker grazes or bends against a surface, the pressure changes at the base are measured in under two milliseconds, enabling the drone to calculate contact location and depth with millimeter precision.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Ideal for those who don’t want earbuds sitting in their ear canals all day, the AeroClip is a flexible, comfortable earbud that can endure 20,000 bends and still deliver high-res bass.

— Carlos Mejia, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

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