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as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat such that the bones are prominent in appearance
Her angular face emphasized her high cheekbones and strong jawline.
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as in jagged
having one or more angles
In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.
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Recent Examples of angular
For angular faces, subtle brow clutter can soften the features and balance the overall look.
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Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2025
The angular lights provide a serious, purposeful appearance.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
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With tapered legs, an angular base, and beveled edges, this console table boasts an elegant midcentury-modern aesthetic.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
An angular hilltop home clad in copper tiles and Spanish cedar
Designed in 2010 by its original owners, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,948-square-foot house received accolades for its angular exterior of copper tiles above Spanish cedar panels, meant to evoke leaves and a tree trunk.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
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Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 7 Apr. 2025
The angular lights provide a serious, purposeful appearance.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
West Elm Mid-Century Console $599 $509 West Elm Specs
With tapered legs, an angular base, and beveled edges, this console table boasts an elegant midcentury-modern aesthetic.
—Nora Taylor, Architectural Digest, 4 Apr. 2025
An angular hilltop home clad in copper tiles and Spanish cedar
Designed in 2010 by its original owners, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom, 2,948-square-foot house received accolades for its angular exterior of copper tiles above Spanish cedar panels, meant to evoke leaves and a tree trunk.
—Michael Kaminer, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular
Adjective
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The three super skinny pen tips can go from creating impossibly slender, seemingly real brow strokes to a cluster of freckles across the cheeks much like a stamp.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Cummings prefers to mail the slender tubes back to Crown Bees, which will care for them over the winter.—
Martha Ann Overland,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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Boulders offer a jagged look For a rugged look, consider a retaining wall made from large boulders.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
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Shot-reverse shot sequences are somewhat abrupt, the characters segregated in their individual frames, Spicer using different angles on close-ups to lend to that jagged sense of separation.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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Such a sharp rise in yield, which corresponds to a sharp drop in price, is unusual, and signaled a broad shift away from U.S. markets, with the U.S. dollar falling in tandem.—
Joe Rennison,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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As part of that effort, Democrats are hoping to exploit the sharp GOP divisions over the value of Medicaid and how deeply Republicans should cut its funding.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ibrahim had black hair and looked thin from malnutrition.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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With between-the-tackles runner Ray Davis on the roster for the next three seasons, a pass-catching presence would be the likely lean if the Bills do take one.—
Joe Buscaglia,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The modern paleo diet includes foods such fruits, vegetables, lean meats, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angular. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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