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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye
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as in sloping
running in a slanting direction
in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm
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Recent Examples of oblique
Is Steve Martin giving oblique confirmation to the rumor that Short and Streep are dating?
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Quarterback Derek Carr, sidelined for three games in October because of an oblique injury, has played well in consecutive victories over the Atlanta Falcons and Browns.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Injuries to several key players have hampered their production, including Nick Bosa missing the end of the Seattle game with a new oblique injury.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Bosa told the media Wednesday that his oblique injury is making progress, but didn't reveal his status for Sunday.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2024
Quarterback Derek Carr, sidelined for three games in October because of an oblique injury, has played well in consecutive victories over the Atlanta Falcons and Browns.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Injuries to several key players have hampered their production, including Nick Bosa missing the end of the Seattle game with a new oblique injury.
—Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2024
Bosa told the media Wednesday that his oblique injury is making progress, but didn't reveal his status for Sunday.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblique
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Blazy succeeds Virginie Viard, who exited Chanel last June after an uneven five-year tenure.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, private organizations often lack regulatory mandates to enforce consistent practices, leading to uneven adoption of basic measures.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The full-res image size is also the same – running from 80 diagonal inches to 150, but the throw ratio has changed.New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024
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On a blistering counter attack in the 85th minute, Lamine could have easily waited a second or two to play a diagonal pass to Fermin Lopez, who also had a realistic chance to score.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pardon was a political bombshell that Republicans have used to further President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the Justice Department has been weaponized against him and that the Biden family has been crooked for years.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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Caravans of cars traveled from Kentucky, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Virginia and Ohio to clinics here, loading up on pills and prescriptions from crooked doctors selling their prescription pads to anyone with so much as a hangnail.Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Oblique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblique. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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