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Recent Examples of cubicalStripping 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 The Hardness of Hard Problems For decades, the cubical foam problem went relatively unexplored in higher dimensions.—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 When the garden was excavated, archaeologists found evidence of a large water reservoir and a cubical limestone object with a hole in the center—likely the remains of a primitive toilet seat.—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023 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 The secret lay in the surface area of cubical foams.—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 10 Feb. 2023 Cages were left in the open (normal control), under a wooden pyramid model (experimental rats) or in a cubical box of comparable dimensions (6 hr/day for 14 days).—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2012 Even before the pandemic hit, property-casualty insurance giant Travelers Cos. started moving away from the traditional office-and-cubical configurations.—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 22 Sep. 2022 The result is the cubical B2, a rusty red groundmech who rolls around the planet Ferrix.—Devan Coggan, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022
Smart storage solutions The 2024 Sorento isn't the biggest SUV in the segment but its design team came up with smart solutions to add to the 12.6 cubic feet of space behind the snug third row.
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2024
The most important way to decipher the strength of a leaf blower is to check the maximum speed (measured in miles per hour) and the cubic feet per minute.
Sandi Schwartz,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2024
The computers were blocky, the jeans were baggy, and the US military was sending Marines to Iraq to support weapons inspections.
Sarah Scoles,
Popular Science,
2 Nov. 2023
According to reports from the Osservatorio Etneo, most of the lava flows have been small and cool enough to become blocky flows not too far from the crater area, but on at least three occasions since December 23, major lava flows have been produced.
Zoox sometimes uses traditional-looking vehicles with a steering wheel, largely for testing purposes, but its claim to fame is a boxy car that hit the road last year.
Emily Dreibelbis Forlini,
PCMAG,
11 Nov. 2024
Our female testers noted that the warmth did come at the cost of a flattering silhouette, but the boxy cut is a price worth paying in the coldest of winter climes.
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