Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxlike
Adjective
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The Solterra doesn’t stray far from Subaru’s long-standing boxy look.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026 -
On streets tucked behind brick walls and wooden fences near The Shops at Willow Bend, the last traditional mall built in Texas, big boxy homes fill the mazelike streets in neighborhoods with names like Wyndham Hill and Glen Meadows.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sexistential ’s many catchy melodies bounce atop bright, blocky synth lines.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2026
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Craving more blocky superhero action?—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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One cubic meter of ice holds about 93 kilowatt-hours of cooling capacity, comparable in energy to a large chemical battery pack but at a fraction of the cost and without degradation over charge cycles.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Birol said the other current energy crisis, involving natural gas, is worse than Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which cost the world 75 billion cubic meters of gas per day compared with the 140 billion cubic meters being lost daily now.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 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 30 Mar. 2026.
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