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as in oblong
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Recent Examples of rectangular
The 53-year-old star—who also shares daughter Violet, 20, and son Samuel, 14, with Garner—added a pair of light-wash jeans, white sneakers, and black rectangular sunglasses.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Outdoors, a large rectangular swimming pool bordered by red bricks and a flagstone terrace anchors a sprawling backyard filled with flat lawns and towering trees, and topping it all off is a separate guesthouse, plus a basketball court next to an attached three-car garage.
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Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Anker Soundcore Boom 2 Deal While there are plenty of outdoor speaker options, the Anker Boom 2 offers a nice throwback aesthetic with a boombox handle and rectangular design.
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Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Many of the injuries displayed rectangular, band-like and patterned characteristics consistent with impact from a belt-like object, Detective Balders wrote.
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Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
29 June 2026
Outdoors, a large rectangular swimming pool bordered by red bricks and a flagstone terrace anchors a sprawling backyard filled with flat lawns and towering trees, and topping it all off is a separate guesthouse, plus a basketball court next to an attached three-car garage.
—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
26 June 2026
Anker Soundcore Boom 2 Deal While there are plenty of outdoor speaker options, the Anker Boom 2 offers a nice throwback aesthetic with a boombox handle and rectangular design.
—
Carlos Mejia,
PC Magazine,
26 June 2026
Many of the injuries displayed rectangular, band-like and patterned characteristics consistent with impact from a belt-like object, Detective Balders wrote.
—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rectangular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
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Many varieties of yellow watermelon are smaller and rounder than red watermelons, although some produce the classic large, oblong fruit.
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The French capital is in the midst of a heat wave — the day of the show was the city’s hottest ever June day, until Wednesday eclipsed it — and the model’s toes steamed inside the oblong footwear.
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For comparison, a Caltech air monitor in Pasadena recorded about 650 micrograms per cubic meter during the Eaton fire.
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Meanwhile, France, which gets around 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, is moving forward with its Cigéo (Center Industriel de Stockage Géologique) deep geological repository site, designed to hold 80,000 cubic meters of waste.
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That is important because a boxy robotaxi that can drive both ways may confuse pedestrians, cyclists or other drivers.
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Though technically not decor, at nearly 50% off, this boxy Parachute pillow is too good a deal not to mention.
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Much like disposable cameras, instant cameras, retro digicams, and Yashica’s own blocky digital shooter, the Tank, these limitations are what gives it the washed-out, nostalgic charm that pristine smartphone sensors work so hard to edit out.
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The image above shows the current user interface in the center, with the old, blocky style on the left and the airy, line-drawing style on the right.
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.
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The cool-girl shoes have statement square toes and extra-high vamps, plus a super glossy sheen.
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On a typical day, dispatchers, who cover a 1,000-square-mile area of Sacramento County for 10 fire departments, receive about 1,000 calls.
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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.
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Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangular. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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