rectangle

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Recent Examples of rectangle Beneath the slab, archaeologists found a human skeleton surrounded by 23 field stones that had been arranged to form a rectangle, according to the statement from the city of Gdańsk. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025 Superimposed on these rectangles are two clear squares for windows. Christopher Urban, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025 Roll out remaining dough half into a 12 1/2- x 8 1/2-inch rectangle. Anne Byrn, Southern Living, 29 May 2025 The system can produce 4K UHD (3,840 x 2,160) visuals in a viewing rectangle between 30 and 150 diagonal inches. Paul Ridden may 25, New Atlas, 25 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for rectangle
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Noun
  • The theater instructors asked campers to make themselves into shapes: A circle, a square, an exclamation point.
    David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Transform your favorite breakfast loaf into these luscious dessert bars—baked in a 9x13 pan and cut into easy-to-grab squares.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Packaged in a collector-grade plexiglass cube and embossed with the A$AP Rocky x Ray-Ban logo, every detail nods to exclusivity and innovation.
    Essence, Essence, 28 July 2025
  • This includes tractor trailers, buses, motor homes and step or cube vans.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 24 July 2025

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“Rectangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangle. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.

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