as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner first cut the sandwiches crosswise and then trim the crusts

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Recent Examples of crosswise 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 Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad. Beth Segal, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2021 Slice each wedge crosswise into triangles, no more than 1/8-inch-thick. Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2020 Cut each half crosswise into 1/16-inch-thick half-moon slices. Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2019
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diagonally
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  • The screen size is the most noticeable increase, 7.9 inches (measured diagonally), up from 6.2 inches.
    Sabrina Rojas Weiss, Parents, 26 June 2025
  • The Thunder had clinched the NBA title just minutes earlier at the Paycom Center, which sits diagonally across from the northeast corner of the park.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 23 June 2025

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“Crosswise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crosswise. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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