oblong
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Nothing about Kansei Matsuzawa’s upbringing in Japan had prepared him to kick an oblong ball through upright goalposts in Hawaii.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
Built on an oblong lot overlooking Studio City, the four-bedroom home was conceived by Soriano as an all-aluminium structure for Albert Grossman, an aluminium manufacturer and contractor.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2025
The most famous visual landmark associated with Singapore is probably the Marina Bay Sands, with Moshe Safdie’s oblong, swimmable rooftop straddling three buildings.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
Unlike table grapes, which tend to be oblong, muscadines are round, with particularly shiny flesh.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2024
That day, I stared for a few extra seconds at the little oblong bubble next to my husband’s name for president of the United States.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing oblong
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