WANGLING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

wangling

verb

present participle of wangle

as in negotiating

to plan out usually with subtle skill or care wangled a way to get free tickets to the show

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Blizzard insinuated that Paramount blackmailed California into negotiating a settlement by threatening to leave the state, a common talking point raised by Bonta.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 24 Sep. 2026
Continuing to fight or pressure Iran economically is unlikely to yield a better outcome than negotiating.

— RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiating

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Their attention to detail in the studio when arranging each member’s parts was like witnessing true geniuses at work.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2026
In a clip first shared with Entertainment Weekly, the Oscar-winning filmmaker recalls arranging an appearance on Judge Judy involving the whole Spielberg clan — a 90th birthday gift to his late mother, Leah Adler, a huge fan of Sheindlin’s.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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Different views on the topic The administration and its supporters reject the claim that their election efforts are aimed at disrupting or manipulating voting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
That distinction is important as humanoid robots become increasingly capable of balancing, walking, and manipulating objects.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

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The movie’s antihero, Doug (Will Brill), is a middle school theater teacher plotting his revenge against his ex-girlfriend Abigail (Gillian Jacobs), also a teacher — and her new boyfriend, the more charming Principal Brady (Rob Lowe).

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
In other words, your friend may be absorbing your taste without plotting a hostile takeover of your life, Single White Female style.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026

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