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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
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Typically, programs go back and forth with specialists to hammer out grant details and questions in the months ahead of the disbursement date.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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No Warriors were involved, but Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups — as well as Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier — was arrested and charged with scheming to rig underground poker games.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
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There is no magic elixir to consistently scheme easy buckets in the final minutes of contests.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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On Monday, Tchiroma accused the government of plotting to arrest him and posted images on social media of snipers near his residence - claims that could not be independently verified.—
NPR,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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Identify fundamentally sound equities or ETFs with steady uptrends and plot their 50-day EMA.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Most first ladies before Carter had worked out of the private living quarters on the second or third floor of the residence.—
Darlene Superville,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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While there may be interest from the Cowboys, the Cincinnati Bengals and Las Vegas Raiders have not seemed motivate to work out a trade with them.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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And yet on the high seas, there are encouraging signs that concerted efforts can reverse the process.—
David Fickling,
Twin Cities,
8 Oct. 2025
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Before Doncic – who this summer signed a three-year, $165 million extension and celebrated with Lakers’ brass at a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas – had settled in as a Laker.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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There were also individual, isolated nests, which were typically larger than any that were arranged in a specific shape, according to the study.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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To make matters worse, none of the wedding flowers had been purchased or arranged.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Snug Harbor project is the brainchild of surfer Adam Cleary, a third-generation Newport Beach local who became intrigued by wave pools after Kelly Slater unveiled the Surf Ranch a decade ago.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The infamous two-part operation, which killed more than 40 people and injured another 3,400, was condemned by Lebanon, the United Nations and human rights NGOs, but also intrigued the world for its ingenuity.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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The wind sighs: Save me, Lord, for the waters have compassed my soul.—
Tomas Tranströmer,
The New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2024
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At its best, McCarthy’s fiction could compass the strange and often violent order of existence.—
Alex Shephard,
The New Republic,
13 June 2023
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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