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Recent Examples of boxy
Her monochromatic outfit features a boxy, cropped button-down shirt and wide-leg trousers with a drawstring waist.
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Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 17 July 2025
Its boxy, yet luxurious styling sets off a great example of comfort, storage and usage, while still maintaining that luxury, Volvo consumers demand.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
It’s made from a soft linen blend and has a loose, boxy fit for more airflow and less clinging.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 19 July 2025
Further investigations revealed the mysterious vessel had a boxy shape, with a bow that looked similar to those found on Great Lakes scow schooners.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Jamie Allison Sanders, People.com, 17 July 2025
Its boxy, yet luxurious styling sets off a great example of comfort, storage and usage, while still maintaining that luxury, Volvo consumers demand.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2025
It’s made from a soft linen blend and has a loose, boxy fit for more airflow and less clinging.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 19 July 2025
Further investigations revealed the mysterious vessel had a boxy shape, with a bow that looked similar to those found on Great Lakes scow schooners.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
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The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.—
Sarah Scoles,
Popular Science,
2 Nov. 2023
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According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
14 Jan. 2013
Adjective
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Authorities discharged floodwater from a reservoir in Miyun on Monday after its maximum flood peak flow reached a record high of 6,550 cubic meters per second, to make space for incoming torrents, Xinhua reported.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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And its 120 cubic feet of storage space easily surpasses something comparable like the Ford Explorer’s 87.8 cubic foot.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Once that happens, terahertz communications can significantly complement mmWave in indoor environments such as a hallway, meeting rooms, cubical offices, laboratories, and open areas.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 Apr. 2019
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The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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