Thesaurus results for CUBICAL

cubical

adjective

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Recent Examples of cubical The company also made a 2015 purchase of Hinkel, a producer of window shades, cubical curtains and related products. — Claire Harutunian, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026 Even the workpiece itself was cubical. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025 The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape. — Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025 The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions. — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 Stripping down to a black business-casual bikini with silver accents and necktie while her long blonde ponytail whipped around behind her, the MC turned the digital cubical farm behind her into a sweaty nightclub. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 Once that happens, terahertz communications can significantly complement mmWave in indoor environments such as a hallway, meeting rooms, cubical offices, laboratories, and open areas. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Apr. 2019 Trying to rope the universe with our own definitions is like trying to put a spherical peg in a cubical hole. — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Dec. 2010

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Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Dumping thousands of cubic meters of rocks into the river to slow down the flow of water and increase water levels did not help the cause.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cubic

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At the far end, which seemed miles away, a blocky television sat before a lone white plastic chair.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
However, the interface relies heavily on massive, auto-playing video tiles and blocky promotional banners that constantly compete for your attention, making the overall browsing experience a bit too cluttered and chaotic for my liking.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026

Definition of blocky

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At its center was a boxy concrete tower—a mine shaft that would carry us nearly two miles down into the earth.

— James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026
Dersch’s exhibit featured a fully functioning Xerox Alto workstation with its boxy vertical monitor, chunky keyboard and mouse, as well as pizza-sized spinning disks that store tiny amounts of data by modern standards.

— Terry Chea, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

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