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Recent Examples of cubical
Luca Chiaravalle: The Smallest Muse Luca Chiaravalle makes miniature art galleries, the rectangular and cubical scenes housing tiny people contemplating art.
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R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 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 secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—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
R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 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 secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cubical
Adjective
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For example, our closest relatives, the chimpanzees, have brains that average just 400 cubic centimeters; the average adult human brain takes up about 1,350 cubic centimeters.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The one-million-cubic-meter-level salt cavern hydrogen storage demonstration project began operation in Pingdingshan on Saturday, signaling progress in solving one of hydrogen energy’s biggest challenges.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Nataliia, who was seventy-three, lived on the seventh floor of a blocky Soviet-era apartment building on Kyiv’s Left Bank, not far from a power station.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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Its Blue Armchair, on show at design exhibition Convey, is blocky and rigid with rough-and-ready industrial detailing.—
Francesca Perry,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond a boxy modular style For some people, the reluctance to embrace a modular or manufactured build has less to do with costs and more to do with style.—
Vanessa Romo,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Plus, the side slits keep the shirt relaxed without looking too boxy on smaller frames.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Cubical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cubical. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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