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as in slender
having a noticeably small amount of body fat such that the bones are prominent in appearance
Her angular face emphasized her high cheekbones and strong jawline.
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as in jagged
having one or more angles
In the fading light, the rooftops formed angular silhouettes against the sky.
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Recent Examples of angular
Shortly after trumpeter Ethan Marks took to the sidewalk, one of the American Hotel’s current residents leaned out his window and began vocally and jovially mimicking the fragmented and angular notes coming from the instrument.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
However, the often suffer from limited infrared absorption, angular sensitivity, high manufacturing costs, and thermal degradation over long-term thermal exposure.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
The metallic leather angular heel measures 100mm, and also adds a modern twist to the shoe style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Delgado is known for several of midtown’s signature murals, including the angular golden bear at the corner of 21st and N streets, and the mother and child at 6th and L streets.
—Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
However, the often suffer from limited infrared absorption, angular sensitivity, high manufacturing costs, and thermal degradation over long-term thermal exposure.
—New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
The metallic leather angular heel measures 100mm, and also adds a modern twist to the shoe style.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Delgado is known for several of midtown’s signature murals, including the angular golden bear at the corner of 21st and N streets, and the mother and child at 6th and L streets.
—Sacbee.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for angular
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There’s something about the clincher in a 2-0 win, when the opposition has been pressing for an equaliser with tension mounting as your slender lead starts to look precarious.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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For example, a stop sign might as well be a tall, slender man with a large red hat!—
Etiido Uko
March 14,
New Atlas,
14 Mar. 2026
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But in the early 19th century, mathematicians started to encounter phenomena — infinite sums and strange, jagged curves, for instance — that defied their intuition for what was possible.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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Photos and video show the explorers squeezing through jagged crevices deep inside the karsts, using flashlights to guide them further along an otherwise pitch-black maze of rocky burrows.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
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City-level data show sharper declines from certain European hubs.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Poverty has fallen too, despite Milei’s sharp cut to subsidies that sparked mass protests.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 Mar. 2026
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The early transition reflects a broader reality across Summit County, where thin snowpack and warm temperatures have shortened the ski season and pushed some winter operations to close early.—
Spencer Wilson,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The study also has implications for applications such as thin-film electronics and actuators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Angular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angular. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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