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Recent Examples of rectangular
There are seven rectangular data centers there, with 23 more on the way.
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The backyard features an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit lounge area, a bocce ball court, and a rectangular pool with a spa.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Johnson wore her trademark bangs and her brunette hair long and straight, accessorizing with simple drop earrings and a rectangular, black Valentino clutch bag.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
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Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2025
The backyard features an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit lounge area, a bocce ball court, and a rectangular pool with a spa.
—India Roby, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2025
Johnson wore her trademark bangs and her brunette hair long and straight, accessorizing with simple drop earrings and a rectangular, black Valentino clutch bag.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
The rectangular homes often contained courtyards or fronting gardens; window boxes hung below wood-frame windows.
—JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rectangular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
Adjective
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The oblong bag features a sinuous shape and roomy design, complete with a gold top clasp and top-handle straps connected near the base of the bag.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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In the new study, led by Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona, researchers suggest that the oblong shape of the basin isn't from a head-on collision with an asteroid coming from the south, as previously believed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What To Know The Amir Kabir Dam’s water reserves decreased to 14 million cubic meters, hitting their lowest point in recent years, Parsa said Sunday in an interview with the Islamic Republic News Agency’s Persian platform (IRNA).—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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That most potent version of this car came with a 454-cubic-inch LS6 V-8 with a single four-barrel 800 CFM Holley carburetor that made 450 hp and 500 lb ft of torque.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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My favorite oversized option at the moment is Illusory's Oversized Batwing Sweater, with drop shoulders and a boxy fit that completes a casual look paired with my favorite pair of jeans.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film spoofs The Shining (1980), The Lost Boys (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with the blocky LEGO characters.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, British sportswear brand Lonsdale’s blocky logo on T-shirts unintentionally contained a Nazi reference.—
Steve Salter,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Several of the production facilities that CNN analyzed have swiftly replaced villages and farmland, growing by tens of thousands of square feet in the past five years.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Matty Ianniello’s office was in Midtown Manhattan in the 50s off Sixth Avenue, on a block full of the highest rents per square foot in the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.—
Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
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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
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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangular. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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