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Recent Examples of rectangular
Unlike most other modern blockbuster tours, Mars performed on a traditional (if large) rectangular stage, with no cat walks extending into the crowd and no second satellite stage at the back of the floor.
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Its thick, focaccia-like rectangular crust is topped with tomato sauce, local cheeses and savory ingredients like anchovies or onions.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Instead of the standard, boring rectangular fins found in the home PC, the algorithm generated complex, jagged, and pointed copper structures optimized for both heat absorption and fluid flow.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Baking it in a rectangular pan, rather than multiple round cake pans, makes pulling off this classic cake easier than ever—no layers to slice or delicately stack.
—Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
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Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Its thick, focaccia-like rectangular crust is topped with tomato sauce, local cheeses and savory ingredients like anchovies or onions.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Instead of the standard, boring rectangular fins found in the home PC, the algorithm generated complex, jagged, and pointed copper structures optimized for both heat absorption and fluid flow.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Baking it in a rectangular pan, rather than multiple round cake pans, makes pulling off this classic cake easier than ever—no layers to slice or delicately stack.
—Martha Stewart, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rectangular
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectangular
Adjective
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The oblong shape of this piece gives it a gentler look—especially for a workspace with a tiny footprint.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
18 May 2026
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This versatile crop grows oblong and has a sweeter flavor than traditional cabbage.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
11 May 2026
Adjective
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The demonstrator version will be 4 m long, and will have a payload capacity of 2 tons with a payload volume of 8 cubic meters.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 May 2026
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The Interior Ministry said the search and rescue operation at apartment building lasted more than 28 hours and hundreds of rescuers sifted through 3,000 cubic meters of rubble.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Indianapolis hosts the Combine every year, which means each February its downtown briefly becomes the world capital for strong-jawed men in athleisure who could be described as broad, brawny, buff, burly, built, boxy, or otherwise physically notable.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Hill extensively customized the spread during his tenure, most notably painting the boxy structure’s formerly all-white exterior a deep shade of charcoal gray.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Two computer monitors displayed a riot of overlapping windows, including an old, blocky software program called P-COM, which offered thirty-five types of commands.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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The biggest transformation occurs in the blocky, brutalist Crucible Theatre, which shifts from staging Shakespeare and Harold Pinter to become the Theatre of Dreams — snooker’s holiest of holy sites, where 32 leading players from across the world compete to be be named the best of the best.—
Andrew Dickson,
Bloomberg,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Luca Chiaravalle: The Smallest Muse Luca Chiaravalle makes miniature art galleries, the rectangular and cubical scenes housing tiny people contemplating art.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Even the workpiece itself was cubical.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Nine months after they were forced to flee their dream home, the family of five is crammed into a 900-square-foot, two-bedroom bungalow on Mitch’s parents’ farm where the couple had lived as newlyweds.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 May 2026
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The 150,000-square-foot headquarters on Fourth Avenue houses dispatch, investigations, administrative offices, evidence storage, a crime laboratory and a holding facility.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
Adjective
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This place exists in autonomy, in relief, a dry, febrile land of cuboid houses and scrawled horizons.—
Maya Boyd,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Aug. 2022
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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.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
21 July 2022
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“Rectangular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectangular. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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