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as in oblong
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Recent Examples of rectangular
Longer term, the company also foresees adding rectangular fields to add other sports, such as soccer, according to Martin.
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Route 318/County Road 28 Pedestrian Improvements Description: Install rectangular rapid flashing beacons and lighting along Route 318 and County Road 28 in the Village of Ashville.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Structured shapes reigned supreme, from boxy clutches at Hermès to the rectangular Hug bag at Ferragamo.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
For a rectangular board, that’s usually in the center.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Route 318/County Road 28 Pedestrian Improvements Description: Install rectangular rapid flashing beacons and lighting along Route 318 and County Road 28 in the Village of Ashville.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 1 Jan. 2025
Structured shapes reigned supreme, from boxy clutches at Hermès to the rectangular Hug bag at Ferragamo.
—Rosana Lai, Glamour, 30 Dec. 2024
For a rectangular board, that’s usually in the center.
—Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
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Warmly lit, the 55-seat bistro now leans Art Deco without insisting; an oblong mural by David Joel from the downtown spot, hangs over the bar.Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement The current menu begins with an oblong ceramic tureen of sorts that suggests a wide-open oyster shell.Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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According to the study, published in the journal JAMA Neurology, the odds of a dementia diagnosis rose by 18 percent for every microgram per cubic meter increase in wildfire pollution over three years, a relatively small amount.Kylie Mohr, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
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Furthermore, the team's analysis suggests that there could be up to 105 cubic miles of molten rock in the crust beneath northeastern Yellowstone.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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The outer hardware is almost identical to previous few MacBooks — typical boxy aluminum unibody shell with a notch eating into the screen.Ben Sin, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Unlike its more masculine counterparts, including the chore coat or the denim jacket, the cropped cocoon coat offsets its boxy shape with feminine details, like oversized, covered buttons; a stand-away collar; and curvy sleeves that are cropped just above the wrist.Sam Reed, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2025
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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
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Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub.Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023
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Along with the damage from the Hurst Fire, the three blazes have burned more square mileage than that of Paris, CNN reports.Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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Others suggested the ring’s central stone appeared to have more of a square cut shape, as opposed to Meghan’s original round-cut diamond.Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 15 Jan. 2025
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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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