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as in oblong
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Recent Examples of rectangular
The company extended the maximum length of videos, changed the profile grid to a rectangular format (specifically a 4:5 aspect ratio), and launched a new video app called Edits (similar to CapCut from TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance).
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Its rectangular shape evokes a vintage cigarette pouch, and every detail harks back to the fashion house’s extensive, industry-defining legacy.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The only departure from its perfectly rectangular design is a tiny bump on the bottom edge of the screen to hold the IR remote sensor, indicator LED, and far-field microphones.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The four rectangular objects, each measuring about three inches long, sat atop reeds in a corner of the tomb.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Its rectangular shape evokes a vintage cigarette pouch, and every detail harks back to the fashion house’s extensive, industry-defining legacy.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The only departure from its perfectly rectangular design is a tiny bump on the bottom edge of the screen to hold the IR remote sensor, indicator LED, and far-field microphones.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
The four rectangular objects, each measuring about three inches long, sat atop reeds in a corner of the tomb.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
Adjective
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First, the basics: Your face is either oblong, oval, round, heart-shaped, or square.—
Julie Ricevuto,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The display is an oblong rectangle, like a standard full-length mirror.—
Gabra Zackman Emma Kehlbeck Ted Blaisdell,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The new goal is to increase it from just under 4 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) to 5 bcf/d by 2030.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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In 2005, wholesale gas prices were $3.75 per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas.—
Brett Watson,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The boxy top-handle tote became an instant icon, at a time when city-dwelling young women with high standards weren’t seeing bags that were versatile enough to fit a back-to-the-basics ’90s aesthetic.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The game is a near-infinite sandbox rendered in pixelated cubes, and your character (the default avatar is a blue-shirted man named Steve) begins their adventure armed only with their boxy hands.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.—
Sarah Scoles,
Popular Science,
2 Nov. 2023
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According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
Adjective
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Once that happens, terahertz communications can significantly complement mmWave in indoor environments such as a hallway, meeting rooms, cubical offices, laboratories, and open areas.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Apr. 2019
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The downtown hotel would wrap the Toho Square parking garage with 300 rooms and 30,000 square feet of conference space.—
Laura Kinsler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2025
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Spanning 8,000 square metres, experts returned the building back to its ‘Palace colour’, a warm beige, which is contrasted with terracotta details.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.—
Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
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The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2022
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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangular. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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