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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
Erickson, Stiller and production designer Jeremy Hindle have a knack for building setups that riff on corporations’ uncanny, infantilizing methods of control, yet feel more oblique and mysterious than straight satire.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The Magic did it without franchise cornerstones Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, both sidelined by torn oblique muscles.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Purdy was dealing with a shoulder injury, Williams suffered an ankle injury and Bosa left last week’s game with a hip and oblique issue and didn’t play against the Packers.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
Shake Milton, playing because guard Gabe Vincent missed Tuesday’s game because of an oblique injury, hit a pair of threes in 10 minutes, but the Lakers’ second unit without Russell was badly outscored 32-12.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
The Magic did it without franchise cornerstones Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, both sidelined by torn oblique muscles.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024
Purdy was dealing with a shoulder injury, Williams suffered an ankle injury and Bosa left last week’s game with a hip and oblique issue and didn’t play against the Packers.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024
Shake Milton, playing because guard Gabe Vincent missed Tuesday’s game because of an oblique injury, hit a pair of threes in 10 minutes, but the Lakers’ second unit without Russell was badly outscored 32-12.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblique
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Avoid the uneven, unpaved roads on more untouched stretches of the island by skirting around the shores, especially to destinations like Secret Beach.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Feb. 2025
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The vacuum/mulcher was also very effective at picking up leaves and small sticks and worked well on uneven terrain.—
Renee Freemon Mulvihill,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2025
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At an event for the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. on January 20, Musk thanked attendees on the stage and then raised his right arm upwards in a diagonal gesture with his fingers together and palm facing downward.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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The projection engine throws 4K UHD visuals at screen sizes ranging from 40 diagonal inches to 300, with support for Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG.—
Paul Ridden,
New Atlas,
21 Jan. 2025
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Workers reported bent rafters, crooked columns and snapped cables before the building collapsed, according to OSHA.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2025
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The larger-than-life writer-director plays the dupe, an Irish sailor who falls head over heels in confounded lust for Elsa (Hayworth), the enigmatic wife of a crooked lawyer (Everett Sloane), recently arrived in New York from Shanghai.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Oblique.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblique. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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