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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
Scarlet was his oblique attempt to answer those questions.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Elias Díaz exited Saturday’s game after feeling left oblique discomfort during a swing.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Else’s oblique ambient punctu ated with her Kate Bush and Heart.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Zach Tom, a star offensive lineman for Green Bay, went down just one play in with an oblique injury.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Elias Díaz exited Saturday’s game after feeling left oblique discomfort during a swing.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
Else’s oblique ambient punctu ated with her Kate Bush and Heart.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Zach Tom, a star offensive lineman for Green Bay, went down just one play in with an oblique injury.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblique
Adjective
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After years of uneven results, prospects at main camp gave an indication that this season might be different.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Geographic and demographic disparities The uneven distribution of EV charging infrastructure is a huge challenge.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Oct. 2025
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The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Holly, who did not share her last name, posed in the familiar tourist style—appearing to hold up the tilted tower.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Canal+ is completing its $2 billion takeover of Africa’s MultiChoice, and sports streamer DAZN is now the owner of Australian pay-TV giant Foxtel, which Bisson says is another example of diagonal integration at work.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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The long machine room weakened it, and the hull lacked diagonal support beams found on other polar exploration vessels.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of squandering a potential big inning, the Cubs had put up a crooked number.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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The few mourners walked away beneath the crooked, treeless oaks and hickories of the Westminster Presbyterian burying ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Oct. 2025
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
Kristen Flanagan,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Oblique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblique. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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