as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
the diagonal design ran up the wall all the way from the lower left to the upper right-hand corner
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the ramp was set at a low diagonal to make it easier for physically challenged patrons
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Recent Examples of diagonal
Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2024
Next, Dior added a white ink pigment and dispersed it across the nail, creating diagonal and imperfect lines all over.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Krupa, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
That is until the very end when the film closes with a poetic overhead shot from cinematographer Xavi Giménez that positions Michell as a center point in a diagonal between the school community and their beloved pinguino Juan Salvador.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
The mini dress’s bodice was black, and the show-stopping black and white faux fur trim had a diagonal pattern.
—Aamina Inayat Khan, StyleCaster, 9 Dec. 2024
Next, Dior added a white ink pigment and dispersed it across the nail, creating diagonal and imperfect lines all over.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
Isla del Sol, Florida CNN — With the rain already slicing diagonals into the water off this transformed mangrove island in St. Petersburg, Vivienne Marran stood firm in her choice.
—Paul P. Murphy and Michelle Krupa, CNN, 9 Oct. 2024
That is until the very end when the film closes with a poetic overhead shot from cinematographer Xavi Giménez that positions Michell as a center point in a diagonal between the school community and their beloved pinguino Juan Salvador.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024
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The six-year veteran battled ankle and hip injuries during the regular season and when an oblique injury held him out in the wild-card round, Salyer especially struggled in his place.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Erickson, Stiller and production designer Jeremy Hindle have a knack for building setups that riff on corporations’ uncanny, infantilizing methods of control, yet feel more oblique and mysterious than straight satire.Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
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This past fall, the Bridge Fire burned new patches of the mountains, with flames creeping toward the mountain town of Wrightwood and the ski slopes.Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
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By Angela Haupt January 14, 2025 8:00 AM EST Forget catching big air on the ski slope or staying upright on an ice rink.Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
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While the natural inclination may be to retreat into silos, to focus on what is within our immediate control, or to compete for limited resources, the challenges of the Intelligent Age cannot be solved in isolation.Klaus Schwab, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
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But Evans argues that, to the contrary, few Germans truly shared such inclinations.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Moreover, the losses for the Dow might be consecutive, but the incline isn’t that steep.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: Each stamp offers a different photographic perspective, some of which are first person, of a path that offers rugged inclines, exposure to the seasons, and plenty of time to think.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Diagonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonal. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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