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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
Verb
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Last month, Deadline reported that Netflix was hammering out a $6- to $7-million deal to acquire the film.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025 -
Deadline hears that the unions are looking to begin informal talks this summer and likely were waiting for the AMPTP to hammer out its succession plan before doing so.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Firestone’s narrators are always scheming to leave, either arguing uselessly with administrators about the injustice of their incarceration or playing along, hoping that good behavior will get them out.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2025
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Washington, here, is the title character, a military general whose personnel choices have enraged Gyllenhaal’s scheming underling.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Less than a month into the job, Trump and the Japanese Prime Minister plotted their response to a North Korean missile launch in the open-air patio of Mar a Lago, photos of which ended up on Facebook.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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Charity workers had plotted the heights and weights of Daasanach children on World Health Organization charts—the same ones our pediatrician used to monitor my daughter’s growth—and determined that more than two-thirds of the kids were malnourished.—
Manvir Singh,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But when breaking down overall costs, the monthly commitment works out to be just two dollars per week, resulting in access to thousands of hours of TV shows and movies, as well as sports and news.—
Maya Gandara,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Happily, by the story’s end, everything works out, and Babe wins a herding competition.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While the declines are concerning, the report also emphasizes the success of proactive and concerted conservation efforts that can help populations recover.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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The investigation is ongoing as the DA’s office seeks to identify other co-conspirators and determine the extent of the operation, which also targeted Adele concerts, Ed Sheeran concerts, NBA games and the US Open Tennis Championships.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fran arranged a private flight for Marcos to Buenos Aires, which was also the same flight Martina was on to meet Fran as well.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The team often arranges these meetings involving Horner, Marko and representatives from both the Thai and Austrian shareholders following the flyaway races in Asia due to the convenience for all parties.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The idea of playing with the high-flying freshman intrigues Hall.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2025
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That possibility has intrigued researchers and investors alike.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Abigail Jackson The adjacent dining area is dedicated to family heirlooms like a set of Allan Gould compass chairs from Kate’s interior designer grandmother and a red vintage rug from her great-grandparents.—
Morgan Goldberg,
Architectural Digest,
11 Sep. 2024
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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