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Bottom line By about five minutes into Zuckerberg’s prepared remarks, one thing was made perfectly clear: The fierce intensity he’s picked up in the octagon has made its way to the boardroom.—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The Irish superstar has yet to step back into the octagon with the UFC and has not laced up his boxing gloves.—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 Located in Altadena’s historic Millionaire’s Row, the three-story home was famed for its octagon Turkish room, inspired by the 1893 World’s Fair.—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 The octagon sits in the center of the Sphere’s stage, with amphitheater seating stretching high up into the dome on one side and a gargantuan, LED-display screen enveloping the other.—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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