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Recent Examples of rectangle
According to Vogue, the garment boasted over 1,400,000 beads — including 22,000 pieces of black rectangle sequins, 103,500 pieces of black cut beads, and 1,093,500 pieces of black bugle beads.
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Brittany Talarico, People.com, 6 May 2025
Colorado, a state whose shape is a simple rectangle, flipped from George W. Bush in 2004, while the secondary color of Davis’ choice of purple paint was created by combining two primary pigments — red and blue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
When one side of the grave collapsed slightly, the scoop evened out the rectangle.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
This newer technology stores information in the form of two-dimensional shapes like dots, squares and even rectangles, which store even more data than their one-dimensional counterparts.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Brittany Talarico, People.com, 6 May 2025
Colorado, a state whose shape is a simple rectangle, flipped from George W. Bush in 2004, while the secondary color of Davis’ choice of purple paint was created by combining two primary pigments — red and blue.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
When one side of the grave collapsed slightly, the scoop evened out the rectangle.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
This newer technology stores information in the form of two-dimensional shapes like dots, squares and even rectangles, which store even more data than their one-dimensional counterparts.
—Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangle
Noun
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This 5-inch, white plastic square is a dual-band Wi-Fi 6 router with gigabit WAN and LAN Ethernet ports.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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Left with an easier 12-foot uphill birdie attempt, Iwanaga’s putt dropped square in the middle of the cup.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Best Packing Essentials Deals Packing cubes, toiletry kits, and shoe bags—oh my!—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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The brand also sells shoe cubes, zipped pouch sets, and other packing cubes, but the five-piece set is a great value and fills a suitcase perfectly.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 July 2025
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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangle. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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