as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
the photographer has framed the shot so that the river runs obliquely through it, creating a great sense of depth for the viewer
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diagonally
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Gilbert and her volunteer group had already planted dozens of trees in just a couple of hours, moving diagonally across a open, grassy field surrounded by ponderosa pines.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
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When blooms start to fade, use clean pruning shears to cut the stem diagonally back to a leaf or another stem.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Obliquely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/obliquely. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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