as in diagonally
in a line or direction running from corner to corner
buttered toast cut cornerways
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Adverb
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With 1 minute and 13 seconds left in the first period Wednesday, the TV broadcast came back from a commercial to show Crosby lying diagonally on the ice, appearing to be in a great deal of pain.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026 -
Section each side into two smaller sections, parting the hair diagonally.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
17 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Both Angela Ingersoll, who played the ever-hopeful Sally, and Michelle Duffy, as the cynical realist Phyllis, pulsed with vivacious energy, playing across from Rapp’s sardonic take on wound-tight Ben and Wallem’s deeply sad exploration of Buddy.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Back for 2026, Somerville’s Night Shift Brewing’s beer garden on Dewey Square Plaza across from South Station — find beer, seltzer, wine, and non-alcoholic options.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Cornerways.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornerways. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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