diagonals

plural of diagonal
as in slopes
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the ramp was set at a low diagonal to make it easier for physically challenged patrons

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Recent Examples of diagonals In Michael Saylor's Strategy, one trader sold 29,425 of the 125/180-call diagonals, collecting about $56 million in the process. Tyler Bailey, CNBC, 9 June 2026 Larger values for c²—if they’re chosen carefully—enable more whole-number diagonals and hence more unit-distance pairs. ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 The painting, surrounded by scaffolding while the church undergoes repairs, is full of thrusting diagonals and shadowy figures, a meditation on both extreme suffering and pointed indifference to it. Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026 That approach inevitably leaves large gaps on the flanks, which the visitors looked to exploit with long diagonals. Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Noun
  • Off the slopes, Woolly’s Adventure Summit is a year-round, family-friendly base camp with thrilling activities such as a mountain coaster, zip lining, and tubing.
    Sharael Kolberg, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
  • That's enough to loosen steep slopes where some of the 210,000 islanders live off the grid in improvised housing.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Cows amble in the distance along the inclines of meadows; their grazing helps control invasive plants.
    Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bert McCarty, a Clemson University professor of turfgrass science and management, said golfers like how top courses are so different — from incorporating the ocean in places near beaches to relying on inclines in the mountains.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside.
    Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
  • People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.
    Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026
Noun
  • Engineers maintained extremely gentle gradients across long distances while using tunnels, channels, and arched bridges to cross uneven terrain.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
  • These thermal gradients generate stresses that may crack or spall – chip or flake off – the outer surface, but the heat often does not penetrate deeply enough to compromise the structural core.
    Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Diagonals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diagonals. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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