Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxlike
Adjective
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The naturally boxy style is also ideal for styling over a variety of tops, including blouses, T-shirts and even bulkier sweaters.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025 -
The Vaillancourt Fountain, a nearly forty-foot-high tangle of boxy concrete tubes, has long divided public opinion and has attracted attention as a landmark both locally and internationally.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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If they’re not cut properly, curtain bangs can look blocky and unnatural, failing to blend into the rest of your lengths.—
Jacqueline Kilikita,
Refinery29,
11 Dec. 2025
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Meta’s Reality Labs division has racked up more than $70 billion in losses since 2021, according to Bloomberg, burning through cash on blocky virtual environments, glitchy avatars, expensive headsets, and a user base of approximately 38 people as of 2022.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
5 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Globally, it is estimated that more than 4 million cubic meters of nuclear waste are currently in storage.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 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 7 Jan. 2026.
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