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Recent Examples of boxy
So Mansory leans into it, adding more jarring sharp edges to its already boxy body.
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New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
You're seated up high, deafened by the clatter and bangs from the empty, boxy body, which, again, is exactly like that built on a traditional truck.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
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
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New Atlas, 12 Mar. 2025
You're seated up high, deafened by the clatter and bangs from the empty, boxy body, which, again, is exactly like that built on a traditional truck.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
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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Height: 65 inches Passenger volume: 101 cubic feet Cargo volume: 26 cubic feet cubic feet behind second rows; 57 cubic feet behind front seats Curb weight: 5,192 pounds Assembled in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico Contact Mark Phelan: 313-222-6731 or mmphelan@freepress.com.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2025
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In the simplest terms, diamonds are carbon with a cubic atomic arrangement, and their shine comes from the gems’ high refractive index—that is, an ability to bend light.—
Kayla Randall,
Smithsonian Magazine,
31 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
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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