blockier; blockiest
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a shoe with a thick, blocky heel
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Much like disposable cameras, instant cameras, retro digicams, and Yashica’s own blocky digital shooter, the Tank, these limitations are what gives it the washed-out, nostalgic charm that pristine smartphone sensors work so hard to edit out.
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New Atlas,
28 June 2026
The image above shows the current user interface in the center, with the old, blocky style on the left and the airy, line-drawing style on the right.
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Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The tower’s top is wrapped in blocky text — an excerpt from a 2015 speech that Obama gave to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches that Obama has described as one of his most meaningful.
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Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Two computer monitors displayed a riot of overlapping windows, including an old, blocky software program called P-COM, which offered thirty-five types of commands.
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E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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New Atlas,
28 June 2026
The image above shows the current user interface in the center, with the old, blocky style on the left and the airy, line-drawing style on the right.
—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
The tower’s top is wrapped in blocky text — an excerpt from a 2015 speech that Obama gave to mark the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches that Obama has described as one of his most meaningful.
—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Two computer monitors displayed a riot of overlapping windows, including an old, blocky software program called P-COM, which offered thirty-five types of commands.
—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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“Blocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blocky. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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