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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
Harvey makes the conventional so strange, so oblique and otherworldly, that her images become unfixed from the cultural wallpaper they’ve been trapped in.
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Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Then, Aaron Ashby and right-hander Tobias Myers went down with oblique strains.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both players missed extended time with oblique tears but have started every game since late January.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-3 guard had been dealing with an oblique injury for two weeks that kept him out of the team’s last four games and all three of Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament contests.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Ocean Vuong, New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2025
Then, Aaron Ashby and right-hander Tobias Myers went down with oblique strains.
—Andrew Wagner, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Both players missed extended time with oblique tears but have started every game since late January.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
The 6-foot-3 guard had been dealing with an oblique injury for two weeks that kept him out of the team’s last four games and all three of Texas Tech’s NCAA Tournament contests.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblique
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The two men had worked together for years, selling everything from colon cleanses to get-rich-quick advice, before pivoting to crypto with uneven results.—
Eric Lipton,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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An even newer device, an electronic screener or balance board, measures foot movements as the patient tries to balance themselves on an uneven surface with their eyes open, and then closed.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
27 Apr. 2025
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May 22: The Crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus line up In the pre-dawn hours of May 22, the thin crescent moon, Saturn, and Venus will appear in a relatively straight diagonal line above the east horizon.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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Lamine Yamal held things up in Madrid’s box, and then laid off a cool diagonal pass for Pedri that was fired into Thibaut Courtois’ top corner.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Evans' latest film, Havoc, stars Tom Hardy as Walker, an unsavory fixer tasked with protecting the son of real estate tycoon Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker) after the kid stumbles into a plot involving the Yakuza, crooked cops, and other assorted goons.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Rooker plays Steve, a crooked detective with a ruthless streak who holds the key to Hammer’s only weakness.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Oblique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblique. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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