: the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of many higher vertebrates
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Maya Boyd, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2022
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
On the north side of Independence Square, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, is the House of Government—a row of cuboid white buildings, each with a checkerboard of identical black windows.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021
Any chip is going to be approximately cuboid-shaped—again, see that Facebook pic—and would have to be small enough to pass through the needle.
—James Heathers, The Atlantic, 3 June 2021
Yet Pattison’s reporting and prose bring the readers into the excitement of scenes that turn on these details, such as when White and his colleagues realize that all human species, new and old, seem to have a facet in their cuboid foot bone.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2020
Working with János Török, a specialist in computer simulations, and Ferenc Kun, an expert on fragmentation physics, Domokos found that cuboid averages showed up in rock types like gypsum and limestone as well.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
Molly Higgins, Wired News, 27 Sep. 2025
The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Helping to build awareness of the new offerings is a new marketing campaign called Camp R.A.D. that was shot in the iconic cuboid home in Joshua Tree, Calif., known as the Invisible House, and set against the background of the adjacent Joshua Tree National Park.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Andrew Latreille Defined by its eye-catching use of interlocking cuboid volumes, The Nest, by Daria Sheina Studio, is a prefabricated cabin nestled in a remote wilderness plot.
—Adam Williams
july 29, New Atlas, 29 July 2025
Capturing the charming, low-budget beauty of Minecraft’s cuboid aesthetic would be difficult to do in live action, yet the filmmaking team makes a glossy effort.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
In the film, Black and Momoa are faced by a cuboid Minecraft chicken who is ridden around a boxing ring by a baby zombie.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Its nonalcoholic variations are bitter but balanced and chilled over a clear cuboid of ice.
—Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Four rotating cuboids are the latest works to wow visitors at the High Museum of Art.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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Adjective
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
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
On the north side of Independence Square, in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, is the House of Government—a row of cuboid white buildings, each with a checkerboard of identical black windows.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2021
Jones tottered through the wetlands in hip waders, holding high a cuboid plastic container tall enough to enclose the towering tule plants.
—Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021
Any chip is going to be approximately cuboid-shaped—again, see that Facebook pic—and would have to be small enough to pass through the needle.
—James Heathers, The Atlantic, 3 June 2021
Yet Pattison’s reporting and prose bring the readers into the excitement of scenes that turn on these details, such as when White and his colleagues realize that all human species, new and old, seem to have a facet in their cuboid foot bone.
—Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Dec. 2020
Working with János Török, a specialist in computer simulations, and Ferenc Kun, an expert on fragmentation physics, Domokos found that cuboid averages showed up in rock types like gypsum and limestone as well.
—Quanta Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
Noun
This cuboid pillow is designed for the side sleeper, and aims to help with headaches and back and shoulder pains through its unique shape and soft, yet structured, filling.
—Molly Higgins, Wired News, 27 Sep. 2025
The first was that the obstacles were decomposed into cuboids.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Helping to build awareness of the new offerings is a new marketing campaign called Camp R.A.D. that was shot in the iconic cuboid home in Joshua Tree, Calif., known as the Invisible House, and set against the background of the adjacent Joshua Tree National Park.
—Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2025
Andrew Latreille Defined by its eye-catching use of interlocking cuboid volumes, The Nest, by Daria Sheina Studio, is a prefabricated cabin nestled in a remote wilderness plot.
—Adam Williams
july 29, New Atlas, 29 July 2025
Capturing the charming, low-budget beauty of Minecraft’s cuboid aesthetic would be difficult to do in live action, yet the filmmaking team makes a glossy effort.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 11 Apr. 2025
In the film, Black and Momoa are faced by a cuboid Minecraft chicken who is ridden around a boxing ring by a baby zombie.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Its nonalcoholic variations are bitter but balanced and chilled over a clear cuboid of ice.
—Brad Japhe, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Four rotating cuboids are the latest works to wow visitors at the High Museum of Art.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Cuboid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuboid. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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cuboid
1 of 2 adjective
cu·boid
ˈkyü-ˌbȯid 
1
: relating to or being the cuboid
the cuboid bone
2
: shaped approximately like a cube
cuboid
2 of 2 noun
: the outermost bone in the distal row of tarsal bones of the foot that supports the fourth and fifth metatarsals
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