to angle
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- verb
- /ˈæŋɡəl/
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- Republicans continue to angle for swing voters concerned about programs like education, environmental protection, and food safety.
- angle a point of view
Examples
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He's like, I've been watching you for a while and I can't figure out your angle on what you're doing.
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I got tips on not only how to pitch, but how to angle those pitches so they were unique.
Blog text (27) -
I know you gotta angle some kind of way.
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Yes, l can angle a story there, l'm sure.
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I mean, it took me a while to angle it, but this is the reason why I haven't hit it big yet.
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But I want to angle it to bring out the analogy... ...between the Faust legend and this man's story.
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Information supplied by the Russian ACM in close cooperation with their Western counterparts was specifically angled towards the Russian public, systematically exploiting the uncertainties and sense of insecurity created by the transitional period.
Academic text (1999) -
The politician tried to angle his speech to appeal to young voters.
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She learned how to angle her presentation to highlight the benefits of the new software.
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In the meeting, he attempted to angle the discussion in favor of his proposal.
Synonyms
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7.5
To present information or invent a story to change people's views
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6.3
To present information in a way that favors one side
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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4.0
A camera lens that shows more of a scene, makes near objects look bigger, and stretches edges
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7.7
The angle between incoming air and a wing's front-to-back line that affects how the wing lifts
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6.8
The angle between a light ray and a line at a right angle to the surface where they meet
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5.1
The angle between a reflected light ray and a line at right angles to the surface where it hits
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5.5
A camera lens shows how much of a scene you can see, measured in degrees
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5.2
A common eye disease that slowly reduces side vision when eye fluid cannot drain
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4.5
A corner formed where two straight lines cross that is opposite another and equal
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A sudden eye condition when the colored part blocks fluid leaving the front of the eye, raising eye pressure quickly
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The smallest angle at which light hits a surface and is totally reflected inside a material
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A length of metal bent into an L shape used to support or join things like shelves
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The angle you turn a crystal so it looks darkest under polarized light
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The tilt of a line measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis
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The angle between a bent light ray and the line at right angles to the surface
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A sudden eye condition when the coloured part blocks fluid drainage, causing a rapid rise in pressure inside the eye
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A tool that holds wood or metal at different angles for cutting and drilling
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The turn between two edges that meet at a corner on a flat side of a 3D shape
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An angle outside a shape with straight sides made by a side and the next side extended
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The angle a crystal must be turned to look darkest under polarized light
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The angle between a spiral line and a line along the center of a cylinder or cone
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Weapons like mortars or cannons fire shells in a high, arching path to hit targets behind cover
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The angle between incoming light and a line at a right angle to the surface
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An inside corner of a shape that points inward more than a straight line
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The position of a point in a repeating wave shown as degrees from a fixed start
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The space at a corner where three or more flat faces of a solid meet
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An angle between two flat surfaces that meet and help show a molecule's shape
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A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
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The angle a camera lens shows of a scene that decides how much you can see
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The direction at which a radio signal comes to or leaves an antenna array, measured from the antenna's axis
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The direction from which ocean waves approach the shore, measured from the shoreline
How Persuasive
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- Literature
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7.5
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6.3
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6.2
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1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Angle meaning 'to present from a particular point of view' comes from the idea of turning to a 'corner' (angulus) to get a certain view, so you choose the best side to show. So to angle a story or report is to show it from a chosen side to influence people.