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as in oval
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as in rectangular
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Recent Examples of oblong
Otherwise, the oblong fruit are astringent enough to make your mouth pucker.
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
Recognizing Body Lice Bites Body lice are the size of sesame seeds and are oblong.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
This large, oblong fruit weighs between 10-60 pounds (lbs).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
Today, in similar fashion, most concert halls feature a forecourt or lobby and then an oblong space approximately two thirds of the hall’s total length for the audience.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2024
Recognizing Body Lice Bites Body lice are the size of sesame seeds and are oblong.
—Michelle Pugle, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
This large, oblong fruit weighs between 10-60 pounds (lbs).
—Johna Burdeos, Health, 6 Aug. 2024
Today, in similar fashion, most concert halls feature a forecourt or lobby and then an oblong space approximately two thirds of the hall’s total length for the audience.
—Lynn Whidden, Scientific American, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oblong
Adjective
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The Kohler Sunstruck oval tub is standard in the primary bathroom if this layout is chosen.—
Benjamin C Tankersley,
Washington Post,
1 Feb. 2023
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This simple opener works well on circular cans but may not be effective on dented, square, or oval cans.—
Maya Polton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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After posing for a photo opportunity with then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his private office, the men filed through into the cabinet room next door and took seats at its long, rectangular table.—
Billy Perrigo,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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Ribbons were popular as a clasp from the 1400s until the 1780s, before metal terminals in circular, rectangular or D-shapes became more highly used.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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What’s left frames the dramatic cylindrical hairspring within a large tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
10 Jan. 2025
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Ultimate now a 10m radius, 5m high cylindrical spell field from 10m sphere, matches up with warning marker better.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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Accent sleek lines and curved pieces with wood trim, stone surfaces, and metal frames paired with ovoid forms.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
5 Dec. 2024
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Brody hand-tore pieces of colorful tissue paper into ovoid forms, then affixed them to raw canvas.—
Caitie Kelly Lindsey Tramuta Lauren Cochrane Angela Koh Laura Bannister Gisela Williams,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2024
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Some with thermal bonding technology and higher-end materials can get so spherical that the dynamics and the trajectory change.—
Elias Burke,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Byzantine domes and spherical walls surround hydrotherapy jets that help ease muscle aches.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How to Propagate Red Buckeye Tree In late summer to early fall, red buckeye trees produce globular light brown seed capsules 1 to 2 inches in diameter.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Nov. 2024
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Clearly, a cameo in Bee Movie was enough to fill Sting’s lifetime allotment of a globular and otherworldly realm.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Built in 1995, the mansion has 15 full bathrooms, four half bathrooms, a regulation-sized basketball gymnasium, a circular infinity pool, a cigar room, a putting green and a tennis court.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2025
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The industry-specific solution supports circular logistic flows for returnable and reusable packaging material such as containers, boxes, and pallets — from supplier and customer deliveries to intra-company movements and the journey back to the company.—
Forbes,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Oblong.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oblong. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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