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oblique
adjective as in slanting; at an angle
adjective as in indirect, evasive
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But as Greenlanders voted on Tuesday, Danish foreign minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen made an oblique reference to President Trump, saying that "major powers have a different interest in Greenland than they have had before".
I expressed skepticism about this pledge shortly after the election by listing all the oblique ways the Trump administration could hack away at the program.
In the regular season, he missed three months with a severe oblique strain and displaced rib.
In Oval Office comments on Tuesday, the president hinted that this might be an option, in his typically oblique way.
His songs, “It Ain’t Me, Babe,” and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right,” are commentaries about his relationships and less oblique than we actually give him credit for.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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