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Recent Examples of blockish
PowerBlock’s blockish design has critics comparing it to reaching into a toaster but the brand has solid loyalty among serious home-gym owners and strength enthusiasts.
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
David Hochman, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2021
Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockish
Adjective
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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
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The bottom edge has a slightly wider gray bezel bearing the Fire TV logo in the center with a flat, blocky extension holding an infrared sensor, far-field microphones, and a mic mute switch below it.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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According to police, skimming devices are often placed on top of the card reader and can make the reader look normal but bulky.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
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But the actual products were not only few and far between, but primitive, bulky and clearly not ready for mass adoption.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
23 June 2026
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For ultimate comfort, the loveseat and chairs also include dense foam cushions wrapped in smooth polyester.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
23 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Blockish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockish. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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