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rectangle

[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /
NOUN
four-sided figure
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Carrots and papaya plants have already pushed up through a rectangle of dark soil, thanks to a technique based on organic fertilisers made from a mixture of compost and chicken manure.

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Once the dough had risen, I rolled it into a rectangle, spread on a thin layer of the miso-béchamel, showered it with Parmesan, Pecorino Romano and a very healthy amount of black pepper.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

In “Venice, Palazzo Dario,” each rectangle has a different kind of broken color and a different temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Davis’ torqued purple rectangle looks to be in mid-flip.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

Besides the claustrophobic rectangle of face he shows the online world, Adam Tok is compact and squat, with curly black hair and stick-out ears.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman