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Recent Examples of oblong
For one of their first public outings, Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet attended the 2023 US Open Tennis Championship, looking extremely in-sync in their tees and oblong shades.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The oblong foliage is accented by clusters of pendulous flower buds that dangle from stems all winter long before opening in spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Shorter loops of paper create rounder links, while longer lengths create oblong loops.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
Transfer to a greased 2-quart oblong baking dish.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The oblong foliage is accented by clusters of pendulous flower buds that dangle from stems all winter long before opening in spring.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Shorter loops of paper create rounder links, while longer lengths create oblong loops.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Dec. 2025
Transfer to a greased 2-quart oblong baking dish.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 29 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
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The eight-piece set includes four mini cocottes, an oval casserole dish, a square baking dish, and a rectangular roasting pan with a lid.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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Signature Oval Casserole For cooking tasks that require shallow sauteing, frying, or steaming, this oval casserole dish can handle roasts, whole fish, vegetables, and side dishes.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Nov. 2025
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Work will focus on updating all traffic signals and street lighting; installing and replacing rectangular rapid flash beacons; constructing curb extensions; upgrading utilities; and creating additional bus shelters at the Kenmore Place stop.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Uma also added that people are foregoing rectangular headboards for curved and triangle-shaped options now too.—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
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The cylindrical, not conical hand rolls range from $8 to $12, and include vegetarian options.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The detector itself is a 26-meter-long, 16-meter-tall cylindrical apparatus weighing 10,000 tonnes.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Symbolizing wisdom and respect, the 1.5-foot-tall limestone head was once stationed at the entrance to an ovoid ceremonial structure, and was probably meant to inspire reverence.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
17 Nov. 2025
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Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.—
Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2022
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Aristotle was also among the first of his contemporaries to recognise that Earth was spherical, based on his observations of the curved shadow cast on the lunar surface during a lunar eclipse.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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This thinking was the inspiration behind one of Janes’s latest debuts—a featherweight complexion savior that suspends weightless spherical powders within a liquid serum base, while sinking almost instantly into skin.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2026
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Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Nov. 2025
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Andys has outdoor balcony seating or, inside, cozy blue-velvet banquettes under a cluster of globular light fixtures.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Done well, this would create a more circular music economy, reinvesting value back into the places where the creative work originates.—
Shain Shapiro,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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High-octane glamour is delivered by servers in glittering jumpsuits worthy of an Abba reunion and a huge circular amber bar, fashioned in the shape of an old whiskey tumbler found in the walls of Raffles Singapore during renovations.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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