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Recent Examples of boxy
In the case of cropped or straight-leg cargo pants, that means matching them with a boxy blazer, sleek heels, and a posh lip color.
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Take a cue from Margot Robbie, who recently stepped out in New York with a smart approach to layering: the actor wore a boxy Bottega Veneta blazer and, underneath it, an unbuttoned cream shirt and white tee.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Bibb stepped out in a boxy grey blazer from Stella McCartney, complete with power suit shoulder padding.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Another look that leaned into the show’s romantic nature was a boxy gray two-piece suit from Emporio Armani that had floral sequin embellishment details on the shoulders.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2025
Take a cue from Margot Robbie, who recently stepped out in New York with a smart approach to layering: the actor wore a boxy Bottega Veneta blazer and, underneath it, an unbuttoned cream shirt and white tee.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2025
On Wednesday, Bibb stepped out in a boxy grey blazer from Stella McCartney, complete with power suit shoulder padding.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
Another look that leaned into the show’s romantic nature was a boxy gray two-piece suit from Emporio Armani that had floral sequin embellishment details on the shoulders.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 21 Mar. 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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Historic data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed that about 504 billion cubic feet of onshore dry natural gas have been produced from the basin since the late 1970s.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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West Virginia sits atop the Marcellus Shale basin, which holds 141 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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