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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

Ma packs my one pair of clothes, wraps my food bowl in a scarf, and ties it diagonally around my back.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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