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Recent Examples of blocky
And although overall aesthetics have leaned toward squared and blocky, there are curved, boneless sofas that capture the current curved-furniture trends.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The shooter has that blur and blocky quality except for his face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Most of these works portray an unassuming figure rendered in a blocky, simplified style, with heavy helpings of a fleshy pink that recall Philip Guston and Carroll Dunham.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
If they’re not cut properly, curtain bangs can look blocky and unnatural, failing to blend into the rest of your lengths.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Jan. 2026
The shooter has that blur and blocky quality except for his face.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2026
Most of these works portray an unassuming figure rendered in a blocky, simplified style, with heavy helpings of a fleshy pink that recall Philip Guston and Carroll Dunham.
—Benjamin Lima
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026
If they’re not cut properly, curtain bangs can look blocky and unnatural, failing to blend into the rest of your lengths.
—Jacqueline Kilikita, Refinery29, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blocky
Adjective
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An armed intruder stood on Guthrie’s doorstep in the dead of night, wearing a balaclava, a bulky backpack, and what appeared to be black neoprene gloves.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Grand but never imposing, the Hyvaa bed frame is the opposite of bulky.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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For years, astronomers have debated whether planets this massive could form through core accretion, the slow, bottom-up process in which solid material clumps together into a dense core that then pulls in vast amounts of gas.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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In Earth’s deep interior and under enormous pressure, a dense, hot and fluid metal core began to churn.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Stylistically, these bulky sculptures are like many in the show, whether large or small — solid, blockish, refined but not delicate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Aug. 2021
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Bold and blockish, but soft around the edges.—
Peter Hartlaub,
San Francisco Chronicle,
19 Apr. 2021
Adjective
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Among the questionable spending listed in the audit were hefty expenditures on car allowances and office furnishings.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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As an exhaustive New York Times Magazine investigation recently explained, Epstein built his fortune mainly by insinuating himself as a wealth manager for a few superrich old men and drawing hefty fees.—
Gilad Edelman,
The Atlantic,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The combination of the knee-high length and thickish merino blend keeps me as warm as possible in such conditions.—
Scott Douglas,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Blocky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blocky. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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