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rectangular

[rek-tang-gyuh-ler] / rɛkˈtæŋ gyə lər /




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The shelters - rectangular red-brick buildings with a solid concrete roof and no windows - could accommodate up to 100 people.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Maryland-based McCormick, known by its red-capped bottled spices and rectangular tins, also owns brands including French’s yellow mustard, Old Bay seasoning and Cholula hot sauce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

In the newest version of the detector, the metasurface that absorbs light was redesigned into a circular shape rather than a rectangular one.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

One of the current show’s larger conceptual pieces, “Memorial for the Victims of Organized Religion II,” fills a corner with 48 rectangular portrait-sized photographs, all of them solid black or dark blue.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

A whole pod of them, this time a different species, with rectangular heads and small, cheeky eyes.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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