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 Mammoth are maintaining the same black, light blue and white color scheme and the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
The Mammoth are maintaining the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.
—Stephen Whyno, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Chicago Tribune The Mammoth are maintaining the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Here, the stalks are diagonally cut into bite-sized pieces and then cooked hot and fast, gently blistered, in a skillet with oil and salt.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Whyno, Twin Cities, 7 May 2025
The Mammoth are maintaining the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.
—Stephen Whyno, Denver Post, 7 May 2025
Chicago Tribune The Mammoth are maintaining the road jerseys with UTAH diagonally down the front.
—Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
Here, the stalks are diagonally cut into bite-sized pieces and then cooked hot and fast, gently blistered, in a skillet with oil and salt.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diagonally
Adverb
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Very generally speaking, galaxies are tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of light-years across and have millions to several trillions of stars.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
8 May 2025
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The craft is about 3.2 feet across and weighs about 1,100 pounds.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
6 May 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 25 May. 2025.
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