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Recent Examples of blocky
Its Blue Armchair, on show at design exhibition Convey, is blocky and rigid with rough-and-ready industrial detailing.
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Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Most often worn with a blocky boot or minimal loafers, cropped trousers are the business-casual option that can do it all.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
The action then resets with a fresh square, the blocky white elements stationed at different coordinates and ready to march across the plane in a new pattern of recession.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Sexistential ’s many catchy melodies bounce atop bright, blocky synth lines.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
Most often worn with a blocky boot or minimal loafers, cropped trousers are the business-casual option that can do it all.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
The action then resets with a fresh square, the blocky white elements stationed at different coordinates and ready to march across the plane in a new pattern of recession.
—Katherine Rochester, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2026
Sexistential ’s many catchy melodies bounce atop bright, blocky synth lines.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocky
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
Adjective
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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.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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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
Adjective
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There are three pretty hefty action scenes there, and each one of those had a night to shoot.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026
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Lodging at ski resorts is also off-season in summer, meaning sometimes hefty discounts versus many non-ski golf resorts where summer is high season.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Adjective
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The combination of the knee-high length and thickish merino blend keeps me as warm as possible in such conditions.—
Scott Douglas,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Blocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocky. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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