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boxlike

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Slim Cardigan + Baggy Jeans Proportion is one of the most important components of any ensemble, and oversized items like a boxy coat and/or baggy jeans look best with form-fitting top (a thin cardigan, in this instance) for balance.

— Camille Freestone, Glamour, 10 Sep. 2026
Pattinson spotlighted his long-standing ambassadorship with Dior in a boxy cream suit with faint pinstripes.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of boxy

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Rohde notes that the team had to stop viewing the Tower of Terror as a hotel, and instead look at it as something of a blank page — an empty canvas that just happened to be in the shape of a blocky silhouette that jolts guests 190 feet in the air.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Both tires use a traditional blocky tread pattern, but the 3PMSF rating means there are more sipes in the big blocks than several competitors’ tires that aren’t Severe Snow rated.

— Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of blocky

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They have been ordered to pour three thousand cubic yards of concrete and install a million pounds of rebar.

— Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
For systems where every gram and cubic centimeter matters, storing heat rather than immediately removing it can provide another way to manage short-duration thermal loads.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of cubic

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The cabins are cute, cubical trailers—sleek with black paint and wooden details, and big picture windows.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The company also made a 2015 purchase of Hinkel, a producer of window shades, cubical curtains and related products.

— Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of cubical

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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

Definition of blockish

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View gallery - 7 images This neat little cuboid tiny house is simplicity itself.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of cuboid

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