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Recent Examples of rectangular
Argent, upon a rectangular panel tenné the inscription of various questions in letters sable.
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Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Its rectangular shape and excellent heat retention perfectly lends itself to lasagna and mac and cheese dishes.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.
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Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
For a rectangular room with pictures hanging on the walls, assuming there are no columns or people to block one’s view, a single guard is theoretically sufficient.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rectangular
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
Its rectangular shape and excellent heat retention perfectly lends itself to lasagna and mac and cheese dishes.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 June 2026
In the Age of Sail, sailors also scoured the wooden decks with coarse sea sand and holystones – large, rectangular blocks of sandstone – to remove grim, spilled tar and rope fibers.
—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
For a rectangular room with pictures hanging on the walls, assuming there are no columns or people to block one’s view, a single guard is theoretically sufficient.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for rectangular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
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Bespoke serving trays may be round, oblong, tiered or custom-made.
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Look for small, oblong, yellow-and-black insects about 1/4-inch long.
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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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Despite having a rather boxy appearance, each model had the confident look of luxury about it.
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The exterior’s boxy forms and contrasting materials catch the eye, while stone floors in the foyer and a red brick fireplace in the living room draw visitors inside.
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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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That’s roughly 150,000 square feet of bottom to clean; crews of five to six divers will need to spend roughly four to five hours with hand scrapers and power washers to rid each vessel of biofoul.
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The Iron fire in Utah’s Juab County was first detected Saturday and had blackened 34 square miles, authorities said.
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This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.
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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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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangular. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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