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as in to hammer out
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
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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
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Robert Trebor, who portrayed the serial killer known as the Son of Sam in a CBS telefilm and the scheming merchant Salmoneus on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and its sister series, Xena: Warrior Princess, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Apr. 2025
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Between the godmothers’ grief and a less-than-adequate police department, Lila will have to seek justice on her own terms and figure out which scheming godmother the vendetta was meant for.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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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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The community pavilion will be closed for four to six weeks, though the schedule is still being worked out, Hartwig said.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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But, for many venders, so few leads have worked out that their tactics seem beside the point.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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Jet Set holds a total capacity of 2,000, per Resident Advisor, and regularly hosts concert events on Monday evenings.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
8 Apr. 2025
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In recent years, Pompeo has publicly supported the Eras Tour singer and attended one of the Las Vegas concerts with her daughter, Sienna May.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Oz: On [Richard’s] birthday, Laura arranged for maybe a dozen Civil War reenactors to come galloping onto the set.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the human author was a sort of conductor: prompting, arranging, intervening.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But the character description intrigued Lee, a Korean-American actor, because the role was written as a character of Korean descent.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2025
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His true passion lies in connecting with global audiences, particularly those intrigued by the nuanced art of leading in times of crisis.—
Hilary Tetenbaum,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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