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
  • Newsom is said to have huddled with both sides to try and hammer out a deal.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • How the system would work The initial phase of contract talks still would have union and county representatives seeking to hammer out a mutually beneficial deal, with a presumption that both sides would negotiate in good faith.
    — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of hammer out
Verb
  • They were accused of scheming to steal $20 million in union funds for personal gain.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Retaliation is not unheard of in higher education and fear of scheming colleagues is common.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of scheme
Verb
  • Years ago, William had plotted to pollute the the ley lines — the source of all witches and warlocks’ magical powers — which was foiled by a Mary, Graves and their coven sister Tamora (Keegan Connor Tracy).
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Jair Bolsonaro is now serving a 27-year prison sentence under house arrest after being convicted of plotting to overturn that election and prevent Lula from taking office.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of plot
Verb
  • People with eating disorders may exhibit compulsive behaviors around both exercise and eating, including working out for multiple hours every day and carefully calculating every aspect of their diet.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news.
    — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of work out
Verb
  • Backstreet Boys concert Brittany Mahomes posted photos on Instagram that shows the couple attended Saturday night’s Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere in Las Vegas.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Singer Barry Manilow had to postpone his Lexington, Kentucky, concert unexpectedly on Tuesday night.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of concert
Verb
  • An intelligence report seen by The Associated Press about the meeting identified Kandahar's governor, Mullah Shireen, as the host and claimed that Afghan and Indian intelligence officials helped arrange the meeting.
    — MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rivera and Nuhfer later helped arrange for Sessions to travel to Caracas in 2018 to meet Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrange
Verb
  • That challenge is what intrigued Showalter, who says he was drawn to the psychosexual thriller as a genre.
    — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • They were intrigued and liked the concept, coming on board as consultants.
    — Tim Savage, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of intrigue
Verb
  • At its best, McCarthy’s fiction could compass the strange and often violent order of existence.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 June 2023
  • It is based on the knowledge that no spoliator can compass his end without a certain degree of co-operation, willing or compulsory, of the victim.
    — Tridip Suhrud, Time, 25 Sep. 2019
Definition of compass
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“Angle (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angle%20%28for%29. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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