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Recent Examples of blocky
The blocky mass of gray concrete that serves as the federal courthouse has been a landmark in downtown Fort Lauderdale since 1979, but its days as a place where cases of national importance are decided are numbered.
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
For starters, the HG02 from EDC brand TerraBeast is a blocky, pocket-sized flashlight made from a corrosion- and rust-proof aluminum alloy.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
And although overall aesthetics have leaned toward squared and blocky, there are curved, boneless sofas that capture the current curved-furniture trends.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The shooter has that blur and blocky quality except for his face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
For starters, the HG02 from EDC brand TerraBeast is a blocky, pocket-sized flashlight made from a corrosion- and rust-proof aluminum alloy.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2026
And although overall aesthetics have leaned toward squared and blocky, there are curved, boneless sofas that capture the current curved-furniture trends.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The shooter has that blur and blocky quality except for his face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocky
Adjective
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Researchers have developed a portable compression sleeve that could replace bulky post-cancer swelling therapy machines with a wearable system about the size of a smartphone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
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Stars this bulky are incredibly rare, and only a few with more than 200 solar masses are known.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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As evening fell, the already dense traffic built to an even more frenetic pace, and the rhythm of the strugglers also picked up.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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While many of Charlotte’s most popular ones grew around dense, walkable clusters of restaurants and bars — places where visitors can park once and spend the evening moving from one establishment to another — University City evolved differently.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.—
Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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There are also plenty of perks available to residents courtesy of a hefty $6,926 monthly HOA charge.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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That's meant retreating from some hefty spending plans, shelving certain ambitious projects and accepting OpenAI's role as a purchaser of massive amounts of cloud capacity rather than as a builder of mammoth data centers.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2026.
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