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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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Ecuador created good chances against Ivory Coast's 4-4-2 by attacking diagonally from in-to-out - movement of a player from the central areas into wide areas.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 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

In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025

He could glide directly from the street, diagonally across the lawn, and appear just a few feet below a second-story window.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers


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