blocky

Definition of blockynext

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Recent Examples of blocky The image above shows the current user interface in the center, with the old, blocky style on the left and the airy, line-drawing style on the right. Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 24 June 2026 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 The biggest transformation occurs in the blocky, brutalist Crucible Theatre, which shifts from staging Shakespeare and Harold Pinter to become the Theatre of Dreams — snooker’s holiest of holy sites, where 32 leading players from across the world compete to be be named the best of the best. Andrew Dickson, Bloomberg, 2 May 2026 Its Blue Armchair, on show at design exhibition Convey, is blocky and rigid with rough-and-ready industrial detailing. Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for blocky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocky
Adjective
  • Marino was 38, with bulky braces on his knees, his mobility shot.
    Greg Cote July 21, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • This is an ideal arrangement for handling bulky or messy supplies for projects, or for letting maintenance personnel into the home to work on the mechanical systems.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Adjective
  • Out in the wild, turbulent air swirls these plumes into a chaotic, broken landscape—dense chemical filaments laced through long stretches of clean air.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This breakthrough could eventually lead to smaller, denser, and more efficient photonic chips for communications, quantum technologies, and optical computing.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The venue was a blockish and forbidding space called Magazine, which squats in a loop of the Thames, in southeast London.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • 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
Adjective
  • Breakfast sandwiches are everywhere as of late (thank God); this one stands apart due to its simplicity and hefty size.
    Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 30 July 2026
  • Its employees have been rewarded with hefty pay packages and unprecedented liquidity access through secondary share sales.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • 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 3 Aug. 2026.

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