Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxlike
Adjective
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The shoulders of the dress included bold, boxy shoulders with long sleeves and a midi length.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025 -
Only about 20 people sat in the audience, but one of them—Dylan’s first manager, Terri Thal—had a boxy Ampex reel-to-reel recording device with her, according to the New York Times’ Colin Moynihan.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Mar. 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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Canada supplies over 8 billion cubic feet per day of natural gas to the U.S., meeting roughly 9% of domestic demand.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The landslides deposited anywhere from roughly 3.5 million to around 141 million cubic feet of rock and ice.—
Darren Orf,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
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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Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.—
Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2021
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Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2021
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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“Boxlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxlike. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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