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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
The new species’ ridges are arranged in a spiral-like pattern on the surface of the filament, and their overall shape is more angular than that of other species.
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Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Body gua shas tend to be bigger and have more angular or ridged builds that feel great on your arms, legs, and torso but might be too harsh on your face.
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
While the dramatic cat-eye is ideal for balancing out the features in a rounder face, square or heart-shaped face shapes might opt for a less angular pair with softer edges, like this Ray-Ban pair.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The gray jumpsuit featured an exaggerated, sinuous collar and angular lapels.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ritsuko Kawai, Wired News, 5 May 2025
Body gua shas tend to be bigger and have more angular or ridged builds that feel great on your arms, legs, and torso but might be too harsh on your face.
—Allure, 14 Apr. 2025
While the dramatic cat-eye is ideal for balancing out the features in a rounder face, square or heart-shaped face shapes might opt for a less angular pair with softer edges, like this Ray-Ban pair.
—Jené Luciani Sena, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2025
The gray jumpsuit featured an exaggerated, sinuous collar and angular lapels.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular
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McMillan also needs to continue working with Carolina’s strength staff, because his lower body has always been slender and could impact his physical ceiling.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The slender figures wear precious garments, enhanced with cabochons and pearls, and adorned with ornaments.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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May 31, 2025 The jagged ridges in the green mountains above Spruce Pine look strange at first, as if they were scratched into the surface by giant claws.—
Mike Belleme,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Especially when exploring all the jagged edges can be as delicious as it has been executed in Sirens.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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President Donald Trump’s turbulent tariff policy is projected to cause a sharper slowdown in economic growth in the United States and around the world than previously expected, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) found in a Tuesday report.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Visual China Group | Getty Images China's manufacturing activity in May shrank at its fastest pace since September 2022, a private survey showed Tuesday, as a sharper decline in new export orders highlighted the impact of prohibitive U.S. tariffs.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
3 June 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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For hours when her mother was at work at the accounting office, Lin crouched by the side of the thin stream, watching the fish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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However, what the study suggests is that this struggle has just gotten leaner and meaner – with a rise of 5.8% in unemployment for new college grads, and similar other harbingers of doom for Gen Z as a labor force.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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By contrast, Ono’s tentative UF contract is notably leaner — and stricter.—
Garrett Shanley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angular. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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