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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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The stripes are narrower and there are interwoven diagonal lines, but this is still very definitely a Real Betis shirt - one of the most recognisable designs in European football.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Ms. Stevens, who spent the campaign avoiding the subject of Mr. El-Sayed’s not-quite-spoken animus, last week ventured a diagonal allusion to it.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

After the break, Bellingham's position was a lot more as a number 10 than a supporting midfielder to Anderson, which made making those diagonal runs into the space behind the pressing wing-back more viable.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

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

Gloria slit a plantain from tip to tip, peeled the casing back, and cut diagonal slices which she dipped in the salted water.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

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

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 20, 2026

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

The result is a strikingly fantastical depiction of the city now known as Beijing, using, Hockney added, “harsh edges, strong diagonals, mad perspectives.”

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 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

Buffalo trails crossed the human trail on diagonals.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston




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