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diagonally

  • a word derived from diagonal.
    diagonal

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While the friend ran straight up the mountain, Prabin dashed diagonally across, putting him in the flood’s path.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

In Spain, where the total eclipse will be best viewed, the shadow will cross the country diagonally from the northern Atlantic coast to the Mediterranean Sea, where it will vanish at around 1830 GMT.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

In the images, several long, nearly parallel features run diagonally across the scene.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025

The Eastern would stand on land now occupied by a strip mall at an unusually wide intersection where San Vicente Boulevard crosses Wilshire diagonally.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025

I follow a girder diagonally across the screen so I don’t have to look at him.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth