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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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That would give De Zerbi another route against deep defensive blocks, through diagonal passes, back-post crosses or more direct balls when opponents restrict Spurs' build-up play.

From BBC Aug. 6, 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

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

Sliding, ripping a diagonal line through metal, concrete, and glass.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

The two diagonals of the words “tres important” and “faire suivre” meet on the envelope at a point, an arrowhead—giving an impression of flight, purpose, urgency—or an impending wound.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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