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diagonally

ADVERB
having an oblique direction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cater-corner cater-cornered catercorner catty-corner catty-cornered crosswise kitty-corner kitty-cornered
STRONG
cornerways cornerwise
WEAK


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In the composite view, Earth moves diagonally from the upper left toward the lower right.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

And it is based on a type of attempted economic revolution in the pricing mechanism that clearly does value a certain type of fan more - those on the diagonally upwards line of that graph.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”

From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025

When fully open, the TriFold’s display measures 10 inches diagonally, about the size of a standard tablet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025

The wire, strung diagonally from one comer of the parapet to the other, stretched across her view of television antennas, billboards, and the distant arches of Howrah Bridge.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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