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Recent Examples of two-dimensional
The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.
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Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.
—Petala Ironcloud, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ars Video Non-stick surfaces The process of fabricating ultra-thin films (between one and a few tens of nanometers) made of various materials is called epitaxy and is used in manufacturing chips and two-dimensional semiconductors.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
The title tugs on the irony of Mulvaney’s three-dimensional story while playing with the two-dimensional notion of what a paper doll is.
—Denny, Them., 30 Apr. 2025
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Delinda Collier, Artforum, 1 May 2025
Image An untitled oil painting by George Morrison from 1965 charts two-dimensional topographies dissected by grid lines.
—Petala Ironcloud, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Ars Video Non-stick surfaces The process of fabricating ultra-thin films (between one and a few tens of nanometers) made of various materials is called epitaxy and is used in manufacturing chips and two-dimensional semiconductors.
—ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
The title tugs on the irony of Mulvaney’s three-dimensional story while playing with the two-dimensional notion of what a paper doll is.
—Denny, Them., 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for two-dimensional
Adjective
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Storms are the most common cause of lightning, but lightning strikes have been observed in volcanic eruptions, surface nuclear detonations and during heavy snowstorms even.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
2 Aug. 2024
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When values fail to align, problems surface, even in organizations committed to developing leaders through coaching.—
Mitch Mitchell,
Forbes,
9 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Garmin also upgrades the superficial hardware in the Forerunner 970.—
Andrew Williams,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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Health advocacy organizations say public outreach for this effort, especially to Black Georgians, has been superficial at best.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
14 May 2025
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“Two-dimensional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/two-dimensional. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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