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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye
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as in sloping
running in a slanting direction
in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm
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Recent Examples of oblique
Regarding $100 Million All-Star, MVP Manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Monday that Winker, who was placed on the injured list with an oblique strain, will likely be out six to eight weeks, per USA Today's Bob Nightengale.
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Ewers went on to have a firm handle on the starting job for three seasons — until an oblique injury forced him to miss two games in 2024, leading to calls that Arch Manning, the most expensive backup in college football, should replace him.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Young stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner tore oblique muscles, forcing each of them to miss an extended stretch.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Yankees placed their second baseman on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain on Friday morning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Ewers went on to have a firm handle on the starting job for three seasons — until an oblique injury forced him to miss two games in 2024, leading to calls that Arch Manning, the most expensive backup in college football, should replace him.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2025
Young stars Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner tore oblique muscles, forcing each of them to miss an extended stretch.
—Josh Robbins, New York Times, 2 May 2025
The Yankees placed their second baseman on the 10-day IL with a right oblique strain on Friday morning.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
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Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Case for caution: On the flip side, skeptics point to the uneven performances, particularly internationally, and concerns about his hockey sense.—
Corey Pronman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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While left wing-back Federico Dimarco provided a useful short out-ball during the Italian side’s build-up, right wing-back Denzel Dumfries was much more available and willing to make runs in behind — where long diagonal balls into the Netherlands international caused chaos.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
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On the iPad, tap on the icon with a rectangle and diagonal line across it on the Touch Bar, then tap Disconnect.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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Among them is Tonic, which stars Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) as Sebastian Poe, a struggling jazz pianist who is given 24 hours to kill a dangerous drug dealer (Westwick) by a crooked cop (Jaso Coviello), and spirals into a moral and emotional tailspin.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Cigarette smoke, dames to kill for, crooked cops — latex super suit?—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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“Oblique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblique. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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