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as in oblong
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Recent Examples of rectangular
The pick is discounted in three sizes, including rectangular and round styles, and in blue, ivory, gray, and beige — prices start at $90.
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This circular platter is divided into some 100 rectangular tiles, each of which contains billions of microscopic electrical switches.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Introduced in 1858, the rectangular canvas chests were stackable, unlike their rounded predecessors.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Located across a side street and soon to be connected via an underground tunnel, the high-rise Pietro building, with its black, perforated and pleated metal sheet shell, is a sharp contrast to the long rectangular Lina structure.
—Lise Alves, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Maggie Horton, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
This circular platter is divided into some 100 rectangular tiles, each of which contains billions of microscopic electrical switches.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Introduced in 1858, the rectangular canvas chests were stackable, unlike their rounded predecessors.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
Located across a side street and soon to be connected via an underground tunnel, the high-rise Pietro building, with its black, perforated and pleated metal sheet shell, is a sharp contrast to the long rectangular Lina structure.
—Lise Alves, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
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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
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The two-tool combo kit also includes a 350 CFM (cubic feet per minute) leaf blower, which offers 70 minutes of uninterrupted runtime, and can handle light projects like hard surfaces and dry leaves.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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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
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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 hilltop estate, situated on a coveted front row in the Bird Streets, spans 15,600 square feet and has eight bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Photo : Russ Ross The rooftop deck outside the office measures in at 380 square feet.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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