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as in oblong
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Recent Examples of rectangular
Scenic designer Matthew Herman created a rectangular center stage with LED panel lighting by Sammy Webster that mimics the flourescent office lights of the past but explodes with color in a surprise dancing-on-the-tables scene.
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
With a rectangular Ohio Valley pizza, cold cheese is added to the pie only after it’s baked.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
With 10 golden rectangular reminders looming in the rafters, the Denver Pioneers made a championship accomplishment seem like a feat before the feat.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
One team member mistakenly purchased a rectangular sandwich loaf at one bakery.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
With a rectangular Ohio Valley pizza, cold cheese is added to the pie only after it’s baked.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
With 10 golden rectangular reminders looming in the rafters, the Denver Pioneers made a championship accomplishment seem like a feat before the feat.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
One team member mistakenly purchased a rectangular sandwich loaf at one bakery.
—Mario Cortez, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
Adjective
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This factor could favor stars with more oblong orbits, which tend to be older, because younger stars with circular orbits wouldn’t have made it to our vicinity yet.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
12 Mar. 2026
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The most common type used for kimchi in Korea, this oblong white radish measures 5 to 8 inches.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Most years, the amount ranges between 200,000 and 300,000 cubic yards, which roughly equals up to 20 dump-truck loads.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Mulch products are priced by the cubic yard.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Filming in a constricting boxy aspect ratio, the Ukrainian director takes us inside a corroding prison filled with men unjustly incarcerated as enemies of the state.—
Tim Grierson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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That a Gen Zer at the top of his game has chosen to take to the seas in a catamaran instead of a flashy superyacht is a testament to Sunreef’s ability to design multihulls that aren’t boxy or boring, but cool, contemporary, and eco-friendly.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Some of the drop-off locations were strikingly similar—luxury apartment buildings whose vast lobbies were tributes to beige and camel, each housing a blocky reception desk manned by a burly fellow with a fastidious beard.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sexistential ’s many catchy melodies bounce atop bright, blocky synth lines.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Luca Chiaravalle: The Smallest Muse Luca Chiaravalle makes miniature art galleries, the rectangular and cubical scenes housing tiny people contemplating art.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The filing indicates that the 20,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble with a cafe may be selling books by the holidays.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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In June 2025, a 3,960-square-foot single-family home in the 100 block of La Montagne Court in Los Gatos sold for $4,550,000, a price per square foot of $1,149.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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 4 Apr. 2026.
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