angle (for)

verb

Definition of angle (for)next
1
as in to fish (for)

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2
as in to hammer out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angle (for)
  1. hammer out
  2. scheme
  3. plot
  4. work out
  5. concert
  6. arrange
  7. intrigue
  8. compass
Verb
  • Within days, the alliance settled on a single candidate for almost all of the country’s nearly six hundred legislative districts and hammered out a common platform, calling for a minimum-wage hike, a price freeze on energy bills, and the reinstatement of wealth taxes that Macron had cancelled.
    Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Boeing and the union representing 33,000 striking members hammered out a tentative new accord that notches up pay by 35% over four years, an unprecedented wage increase.
    Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of hammer out
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  • But the biggest threats come from billionaire corporate land developers and scheming local government officials, eager to get their greedy hands on all that gorgeous acreage to build casinos, resort hotels, golf courses, and the like.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the past, Yellowstone characters have pulled off relatively elaborate acts of subterfuge and scheming with multilayered plans that need lots of arguing and surprise twists and time — like, several episodes’ worth of time.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of scheme
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  • The case, and another one charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election, have both been dismissed by the Justice Department special counsel that brought them in light of Trump's November victory.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As the trailer revealed, Aleksei becomes the Rhino, plotting to take over Nikolai’s empire and kill Kraven.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of plot
Verb
  • Even bargain signings like the loan deal to sign Clement Lenglet have worked out well.
    Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • As for the formalities, including the list of specific persons, these issues are being worked out by the Foreign Ministry in coordination with the presidential administration.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of work out
Verb
  • Those connections have gone from social media to concert venues.
    Gabriel Saulog, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Thee Well concerts where they were joined by Trey Anastasio.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of concert
Verb
  • With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • Until then, buyers in this segment will likely be intrigued by the K4’s exterior design, advanced tech, and premium cabin.
    Karl Brauer, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Blackwood was intrigued by the rogue royal who was neither aristocratic nor conventionally beautiful.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of intrigue
Verb
  • The wind sighs: Save me, Lord, for the waters have compassed my soul.
    Tomas Tranströmer, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
  • 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
Definition of compass
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angle (for)

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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.

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