as in transversely
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Recent Examples of diagonally
Ross pulled his vehicle diagonally in front of Munoz-Guatemala to force him to stop.
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Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
To apply grout, use the rubber float to spread the grout diagonally across the tile, forcing it into the seams.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
To me and others, Orion also resembles a giant hourglass oriented diagonally in the evening southeastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
On each square of dough, make 4 (1-inch) cuts at corners diagonally toward center.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
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Ryan J. Foley, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
To apply grout, use the rubber float to spread the grout diagonally across the tile, forcing it into the seams.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 5 Jan. 2026
To me and others, Orion also resembles a giant hourglass oriented diagonally in the evening southeastern sky.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 4 Jan. 2026
On each square of dough, make 4 (1-inch) cuts at corners diagonally toward center.
—Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagonally
Adverb
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Its mighty 12-cylinder heart is mounted transversely, stretching side-to-side across the chassis instead of the front-to-back layout usually used with engines of more than four cylinders.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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At night, the dinette converts over into the 53 x 74-in (135 x 188-cm) double bed that runs transversely.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Lay half of strips lengthwise over jam mixture, spacing evenly, then arrange remaining strips crosswise across, working alternately over and under lengthwise strips to create a lattice pattern (leave barely any space between strips so top is completely covered).—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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That thin film is what makes people either slip or glide smoothly across (in the case of an ice-skating rink).—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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That’s what Lenny, a biopic of comedian Lenny Bruce, is obliquely about.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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If its absence speaks obliquely to the Dadaist disregard for aesthetic permanence, its iconography—and its iconoclastic mordancy—echoes throughout his entire corpus.—
Ara H. Merjian,
Artforum,
1 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Make another layer with another 1/4 of the eggplant slices, this time arranging them crosswise to the first layer.—
Carolyn Casner,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2022
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Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.—
Beth Segal,
cleveland,
23 Sep. 2021
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonally. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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