as in transversely
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
placed two strips of pimiento diagonally on each deviled egg
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Recent Examples of diagonally
The filament stretches diagonally through the Shapely Supercluster.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC seen by the Associated Press appeared to show the vessel rolled onto its side, positioned diagonally from the dock, with most of its hull submerged and draped in blue covers.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Slightly bigger, at 7.4 inches measured diagonally (compared with the 7-inch Steam Deck display), the new system swaps the IPS panel for an OLED one.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Arbuckle watched as the group marched diagonally across an intersection on Main Street.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 19 June 2025
Satellite images from Planet Labs PBC seen by the Associated Press appeared to show the vessel rolled onto its side, positioned diagonally from the dock, with most of its hull submerged and draped in blue covers.
—Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Slightly bigger, at 7.4 inches measured diagonally (compared with the 7-inch Steam Deck display), the new system swaps the IPS panel for an OLED one.
—PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Arbuckle watched as the group marched diagonally across an intersection on Main Street.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagonally
Adverb
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Receptive to the danger, Gibbs-White shuttles across, showing pace and defensive tenacity to make a strong tackle on Hutchinson, before instantly looking to play forward with an ambitious outside-of-the-boot pass in frame two.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The water-free, no-rinse stick creates a slippery barrier on the skin so that your razor can smoothly glide across, leaving skin smooth and hydrated with sea moss, hyaluronic acid and ginger root oil.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Adverb
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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
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Serve: Carve the chicken breasts off the bone, slice them crosswise, and serve with the salad.—
Beth Segal,
cleveland,
23 Sep. 2021
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“Diagonally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonally. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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