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oblong

[ob-lawng, -long] / ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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Whatever combination of instrumentation and samples the trio is working with and whatever oblong shape their compositions assume, you can always hear structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The map also showed oblong shapes above the tank site.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

There’s something rather whimsical about eating the oblong fruit.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025

The throat diameter that I had so carefully calculated and Mr. Caton and his buddies had so precisely machined was now an ugly, oblong, pitted abomination.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam




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