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oblong

[ob-lawng, -long] / ˈɒbˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /


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The large orange oblong zone “represents areas that are immediately dangerous to life and health, where it would cause injury if anybody inhales or is impacted by the product in question.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The oblong ugly vegetable with lizard-like ridges is dark green, holding secrets, grows on thin vines.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

Ornaments dangling in a shop window cast oblong shadows in a 2013 picture that’s almost surreal, echoing Man Ray and Dora Maar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Depending on the neighborhood, you might see a little white oblong box that looks like it could pick up sound.

From Slate • Feb. 22, 2024

I walk the next blocks, turn the corner, expecting to see the familiar dingy oblong of the school, in weathered red brick the color of dried liver.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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