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Recent Examples of squarish
The man had a squarish white beard and a dark chasia, or skullcap, and his eyes were like my father's—soft and a little sad, with the eyelids drooping at the outer corners.
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Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
Referring to Otomo’s Christianity, rocks in a second garden define a cross, and three rows of squarish stones embedded in sand elsewhere in the garden could be seen as Shigemori’s modernist signature.
—Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Most are medium-sized and seem not only painted but built, with lots of sturdy squarish shapes inlaid in the frame.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
One test driver described the Trooper's squarish dashboard as ugly, but the precise feel of all the controls, and the assembly quality throughout, are tops in this class.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
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Saki Knafo, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
Referring to Otomo’s Christianity, rocks in a second garden define a cross, and three rows of squarish stones embedded in sand elsewhere in the garden could be seen as Shigemori’s modernist signature.
—Paula Deitz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
Most are medium-sized and seem not only painted but built, with lots of sturdy squarish shapes inlaid in the frame.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
One test driver described the Trooper's squarish dashboard as ugly, but the precise feel of all the controls, and the assembly quality throughout, are tops in this class.
—Martin Padgett Jr., Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squarish
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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Tate McRae favored a boxy silhouette for an appearance on SiriusXM on Wednesday.—
Hannah Malach,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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The cropped and boxy jacket has two D patch pockets on the waist, a full zip front, and a zippered chest pocket.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Researchers grew a synthetic diamond that’s harder than natural ones by heating and compressing graphite in such a way that the diamond is formed with a hexagonal lattice, rather than the cubic shape found in nature.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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At Shasta Lake, federal dam operators have let out 60,000 cubic feet per second since Saturday through the outlet valves at the massive Shasta Dam.—
Paul Rogers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 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
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“Squarish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squarish. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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