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Recent Examples of cuboid
This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.
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Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
The hefty hardback, which weighs nearly eight pounds, comprises 222 pages and more than 125 illustrations dedicated to LV’s iconic cuboid creations.
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Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2022
On the north side of Independence Square, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, is the House of Government—a row of cuboid white buildings, each with a checkerboard of identical black windows.
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Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2021
Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
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Tara Duggan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Dec. 2021
Any chip is going to be approximately cuboid-shaped—again, see that Facebook pic—and would have to be small enough to pass through the needle.
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James Heathers,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2021
Yet Pattison’s reporting and prose bring the readers into the excitement of scenes that turn on these details, such as when White and his colleagues realize that all human species, new and old, seem to have a facet in their cuboid foot bone.
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Stephanie Hanes,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2020
Working with János Török, a specialist in computer simulations, and Ferenc Kun, an expert on fragmentation physics, Domokos found that cuboid averages showed up in rock types like gypsum and limestone as well.
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Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2020
Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
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
On the north side of Independence Square, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, is the House of Government—a row of cuboid white buildings, each with a checkerboard of identical black windows.
—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2021
Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
—
Tara Duggan,
San Francisco Chronicle,
6 Dec. 2021
Any chip is going to be approximately cuboid-shaped—again, see that Facebook pic—and would have to be small enough to pass through the needle.
—
James Heathers,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2021
Yet Pattison’s reporting and prose bring the readers into the excitement of scenes that turn on these details, such as when White and his colleagues realize that all human species, new and old, seem to have a facet in their cuboid foot bone.
—
Stephanie Hanes,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2020
Working with János Török, a specialist in computer simulations, and Ferenc Kun, an expert on fragmentation physics, Domokos found that cuboid averages showed up in rock types like gypsum and limestone as well.
—
Quanta Magazine,
19 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cuboid
Adjective
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In November 2025, the World Bank's first-ever Global Water Monitoring Report estimated the world is losing 324 billion cubic meters of freshwater annually (roughly enough to meet the needs of 280 million people) driven by drought, deforestation and unsustainable land and water management.
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And, no surprise, the VLE has a massive amount of cargo space, up to 152 cubic feet with the seats removed, which should be plenty enough to help an average kid move into an average dorm room.
Adjective
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The question remained: How, and more importantly, why, does the Wombat produce cubical droppings?
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.
Adjective
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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.
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The bottom edge has a slightly wider gray bezel bearing the Fire TV logo in the center with a flat, blocky extension holding an infrared sensor, far-field microphones, and a mic mute switch below it.
Adjective
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Despite having a rather boxy appearance, each model had the confident look of luxury about it.
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The exterior’s boxy forms and contrasting materials catch the eye, while stone floors in the foyer and a red brick fireplace in the living room draw visitors inside.
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“Cuboid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cuboid. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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