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Recent Examples of oblong
With its bangs and short length, this cut is especially flattering for oblong faces and/or those with a larger forehead and thinner hair density.
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Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
The man held a large oblong contraption.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Standing 70 to 90 feet tall, this tree features an oblong crown and a straight trunk.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
High draft picks, easier schedules, free agency, and the weird bounces of an oblong ball bring nearly everyone back towards the middle.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Krista Carter, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
The man held a large oblong contraption.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Standing 70 to 90 feet tall, this tree features an oblong crown and a straight trunk.
—Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026
High draft picks, easier schedules, free agency, and the weird bounces of an oblong ball bring nearly everyone back towards the middle.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
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The ring features a 12-carat, oval Ceylon sapphire at its center surrounded by a halo of 14 diamonds set in 18k white gold—by anyone’s eye, a beautiful piece.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
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Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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The terse staff will slice a rectangular piece of pizza for you from a long slab, wrap it in paper, and send you on your way.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Blayzer, a rectangular design available in Standard and Large sizes, and Scriber, a more rounded frame style.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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The spindles offer a refined approach to a traditional silhouette and contrast nicely with the square legs that turn cylindrical.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
13 Mar. 2026
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Roulette Crossbody Bag The Roulette bag brings a unique twist to an otherwise timeless classic with a bold, cylindrical silhouette.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Mar. 2026
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Mellerio also stepped into the watch space, with the 2023 introduction of the M Cut ovoid design, and launched a perfume.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Symbolizing wisdom and respect, the 1.5-foot-tall limestone head was once stationed at the entrance to an ovoid ceremonial structure, and was probably meant to inspire reverence.—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
17 Nov. 2025
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Every bit of ground was drenched in sunlight and steaming in the heat, except for the living room that harbored the only wild population of Chittenango ovate amber snails in the world.—
Jessica Suarez Oliver Whang,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2022
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The motif of shooting this show, as Alex [Kurtzman] established in the pilot, were these tight moving close-ups with these new anamorphic spherical lenses that are up in people's faces.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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About an hour's drive north of Dunedin on the South Island, Koekohe Beach is famous among geologists for the spherical boulders that formed about 65 million years ago.—
Madeline Bilis,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Its single, blue-gray, globular stem may produce a big white flower in early summer.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Feb. 2026
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Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 Nov. 2025
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The robot includes a perception system with dual RGB and RGB-D cameras, optional 3D LiDAR, and a six-microphone circular array for voice interaction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
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The circular concrete structure stands in stark contrast to the rectangular steel-and-glass buildings that surround it.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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