Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxlike
Adjective
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The boxy 1960s-era former City Hall was ruined by a historic flood in 2023 and demolished.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026 -
The boxy fit of these Free People pull-on jeans is so chic.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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The political messaging on display in the videos is as blunt and cartoonish as the blocky Lego characters.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The human-composting process can convert each of us into roughly a cubic yard of soil, to be placed directly on or in the earth.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
14 Apr. 2026
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The results suggested a threshold of 2 milligrams per cubic meter of air, along with low-, medium-, and high-risk categories that individual airlines and manufacturers in Europe now use to decide their ash tolerance.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Luca Chiaravalle: The Smallest Muse Luca Chiaravalle makes miniature art galleries, the rectangular and cubical scenes housing tiny people contemplating art.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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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This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.—
Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
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The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2022
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“Boxlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxlike. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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