1
as in side
a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded
from this angle, that car looks gray, not brown
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2
as in perspective
a way of looking at or thinking about something
what's your angle on the problem?
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3
as in curvature
something that curves or is curved
the road around the peninsula is all angles and hairpin turns
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as in to slope
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 angle
Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
What's significant about this is that most crewed missions have followed orbits inclined to the equator at an angle between 28.5° and 51.6°.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2025
Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
For bonus inner thigh activation in that wide stance, angle your toes slightly out, Pieroni says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The idea, which was pitching coach Ruben Niebla’s, was to change the angle at which Pivetta is attacking the plate.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
What's significant about this is that most crewed missions have followed orbits inclined to the equator at an angle between 28.5° and 51.6°.
—New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Always angling to be the good daughter, the obedient one, the ladylike one, the prettier one.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2025
For bonus inner thigh activation in that wide stance, angle your toes slightly out, Pieroni says.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle
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This April 3, 2025, photo taken at the Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, shows fragments of the Japanese Zero fighter that a kamikaze pilot flew into the side of the USS Missouri during the Battle of Okinawa on April 11, 1945.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Jersey City Police Department is taking the lead on the investigation since the helicopter crashed on the Jersey City side of the river, Fulop told WABC on Thursday.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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She’s since evolved through R&B, pop and hip-hop, all while maintaining a distinct identity rooted in her Moroccan heritage and feminist perspective.—
Nour Ezzedine,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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From a food perspective, this doesn’t resolve much.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Golfers will have to know their swing speed, while also providing their handicap index, and answering questions about ball flight trajectory, tempo and transition, the general curvature of their tee shots with a driver, and the flex of the shaft in their current driver.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The greater the mass, the more extreme the curvature of space-time, and the stronger the influence of gravity.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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From $50,000 per night Photo : Courtesy of Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands, Singapore Images of Marina Bay Sands’s sloping towers are splashed across every Singapore advert around the globe.—
Katie Lockhart,
Robb Report,
27 Mar. 2025
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In Slovakia, the channel slopes downward towards the mansion.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
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But there were aspects of Mail that were still not easily solved: Contact Photos and the option to Group by Sender.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Three takeaways from Royals road trip against Milwaukee Brewers AL Contention: How Royals are viewed by opposing MLB teams around the league Here are more notable aspects from Friday’s game: Vinnie Pasquantino returns to first base Pasquantino made his presence felt on Friday.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2025
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Women board members can serve as an important check on both dynamics by fostering a culture that embraces and appreciates diverse viewpoints.—
Committee of 200,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Listen to Taal's lawyers discuss the potential repercussions of the crackdown on international students' viewpoints and its broader implications for society.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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All that said, a clear data strategy has become necessary for companies to stay ahead of the curve and offers a unique competitive advantage in today's market.—
Ryan Masiello,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The galaxy's rotation curve, an important characteristic of spiral galaxies, shows a pattern typical of flat rotation curves seen in mature galaxies.—
Larissa G. Capella,
Space.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The findings could shine a light on the origin of the planet's strange magnetic field, and why it is tilted.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Neck Stretch: Slowly tilt your head toward one shoulder, holding for a few seconds, then switch to the other side.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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