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diagonal

[dahy-ag-uh-nl, -ag-nl] / daɪˈæg ə nl, -ˈæg nl /
ADJECTIVE
having an oblique direction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
askew beveled cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-cornered kitty-corner kitty-cornered skewing slanting transversal transverse


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Walking in these diagonal directions, as well as 5 feet in the straight compass directions, shows that many pairs of dots on this giant chessboard are exactly 5 feet apart.

From Slate Jun. 22, 2026

A different method of using diagonal play to attack was witnessed in Ecuador's loss to Ivory Coast.

From BBC Jun. 15, 2026

SpotGamma explains that a put diagonal spread combines the sale of a shorter-dated put with the purchase of a longer-dated put at a different strike price.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

A fastback design calls for a roughly diagonal profile and backlight glass sloping from the trailing edge of the roofline to the deck lid, a feature nowhere in sight.

From The Wall Street Journal May 23, 2026

Using the same yardstick, we see that the diagonal gets...well, almost 34 segments, but it doesn’t come out quite evenly.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

For once there was a justification for Mr. Koolhaas’s sportive diagonals.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

Opposing diagonals of the room and the opened right-hand window meet at a pointed angle where René stands, placing him smack at the center of a jutting space.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2025

He will sit deep when required and push high when he can; will play neat possession football in some fixtures and tell his players to hit longer diagonals out to the wide men in others.

From BBC Nov. 1, 2024

Six colors - red, black, green, pink, yellow and blue - are layered in exactly the same order, only now in horizontal stripes instead of the Netherlands-created One Love’s diagonals.

From Washington Times Jun. 30, 2023

I watch the droplets slide in tapering diagonals across the window.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli




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