as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again
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The light passed through it and slashed diagonally across the hallway.
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Her bixie cut was tied back with a navy and white-dotted bandana folded diagonally and wrapped around her crown.
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Later Friday afternoon, winds gusts of 30-plus mph will push across much of the northern Coast Range, Sierra and lower Sacramento Valley.
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Right across from Hollywood’s legendary Diplomat Beach Resort, an upscale 38-story condo tower overlooking the Intracoastal is on the rise.
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“Cornerwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerwise. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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