as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
buttered toast cut cornerways
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Adverb
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One of them wore a dress with what looked like a clipping of a poster placed diagonally across her dress like a Miss Universe sash.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
7 Mar. 2026 -
Instead of allover stripes, expect to see razor-thin metallic stripes (like the barcode nail trend coming out of South Korea), curved bands that arc diagonally across a sheer base, or contrasting matte and gloss stripes layered in the same shade for a barely-there effect.—
Annie Blay-Tettey,
Allure,
19 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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The largest, chunks a few inches across, are not particularly useful as mulch.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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On cross-ice passes, Bobrovsky does a great job of snapping his head across early.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Cornerways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerways. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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