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rectangle

[rek-tang-guhl] / ˈrɛkˌtæŋ gəl /
NOUN
four-sided figure
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Painted after Artemisia returned to Rome after several years in Florence, the roughly life-size, seated figure is folded elegantly into the rectangle of the canvas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The MetroCard, a scuffed yellow rectangle that lived in wallets, coat pockets and the bottoms of tote bags for more than three decades, is officially reaching the end of the line.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

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

Stuck to her right cheek was a little yellow star on a red rectangle - the Vietnamese flag.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

It’s just her name and the year she graduated etched into a brass rectangle glued to a dark slab of wood.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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