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Recent Examples of blockish
Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.
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Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
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
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2021
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blockish
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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
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Image Image The first Street View model, which launched in 2007, was cobbled together into a bulky black top hat-like fixture and strapped onto a van and driven around Mountain View, Calif.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Rethinking Home Climate Control Traditional heating and cooling systems are often bulky, noisy, and intrusive, requiring complex work and maintenance.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The explosion in new construction projects was also allowed by the fact that the Austin city government has made building new apartments easier in recent years, rewriting zoning laws, cutting parking requirements, and encouraging dense, walkable development.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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La Jolla Walk-In Campsite The La Jolla Walk-In Campsite is a small campground in dense chaparral in Point Mugu State Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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“Blockish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blockish. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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