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octagon

[ok-tuh-gon, -guhn] / ˈɒk təˌgɒn, -gən /
NOUN
eight
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In the next breath, he mentions his Saturn return, the astrological transit that often triggers a reevaluation of one’s pursuits and place in the cosmic octagon.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

During the main event on Sunday evening, every fighter walked from the White House down to the octagon flanked by an honor guard of two “American Heroes.”

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

OutKick — the Fox-affiliated sports site — breathlessly covered the octagon girls’ new red, white and blue outfits, describing them as possessing “American glamour.”

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

The centrepiece is the "Claw" - a 92ft high metal structure that looms over the octagon and many of the seats.

From BBC Jun. 14, 2026

Its center was an octagon topped by a dome that rose 275 feet from floor to peak, higher than the dome of the U.S.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

But borders are borders, and once Strickland has been ejected, it doesn’t take long for everyone to get back to Fan Festing at the various octagons scattered around the Ellipse.

From Slate Jun. 16, 2026

It's like jumping into a kaleidoscope, with constantly shifting triangles, pentagons and octagons.

From BBC May 25, 2025

But the octagons and poles forming this sculpture were sourced from aluminum tables and seats used in prison visiting rooms.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2023

It didn’t cover steering, brakes, red octagons at the end of the street, what a yellow light means.

From Washington Post Sep. 8, 2021

Inside the columns are round, with caps and bases partly round and partly eight-sided, the hollow octagons interpenetrating with the circular mouldings.

From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson




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