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
Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Other rank-and-file names are angling for one last career payday.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Noun
On the following episode of Monday Night Raw, Rollins was written off television in a shocking angle that saw his own faction, The Vision, turn on him.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Here is the video with the new angle from Collins that exonerates Mahomes.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Monégasque angled it sharply across the court.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Other rank-and-file names are angling for one last career payday.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle
Noun
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Marines were firing artillery from the coast to inland impact zones on the other side of the freeway.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gaza ceasefire broken by both sides Hamas fired anti-tank missiles at Israeli positions and Israel responded with air strikes.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Without showing the violence, the show’s perspective of Gacy’s menace relies heavily on your physical performance of him.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Bradley said that, from the Chamber’s perspective, employers are sick and tired of scrounging for talent.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As first predicted by Albert Einstein, gravitational lensing occurs when a massive celestial body causes a sufficient curvature of space-time for the path of light around it to be visibly bent, as if by a lens.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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The quick loss of water is even more evident in areas with banks, sloping lawns, and those with lots of hardscaping like walkways.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Also to align parents values in all aspects of the curriculum.—
Pioneer Press elections team,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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Some life aspect is falling apart somewhere.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Starting at Grand Canyon Village and stretching past the park’s East Entrance, Desert View Drive leads to some of the canyon’s most underrated viewpoints.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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The case raises core constitutional questions about whether noncitizens living lawfully in the United States enjoy the same First Amendment protections as citizens, and whether immigration enforcement can be used to silence dissenting viewpoints.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The curve is designed to boost up your head so your neck and shoulders have extra support.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
17 Oct. 2025
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Global warming is adding a curve ball in how mills forecast summer seasons.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The bridge tilts over 500 times annually to accommodate Royal Navy vessels and private boats accessing the Newcastle City Marina.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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What these two actors take on is undeniably brave, even as the movie tilts toward becoming suffocating, which is intentional.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Angle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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