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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
filled a whole box with books
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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?
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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect
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Recent Examples of box
Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
As usual, the recipient and guests observed the proceedings from a side box near the stage of the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall, in view of the audience.
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Paul Harris,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Brunson’s shot clanked off the rim, but nobody boxed out Anunoby, who had inbounded the ball and had a clear path to the rebound.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Noun
To‑go buffet boxes include lumpia, cornbread, rice and mango coleslaw and are intended for picnics, home gatherings or fireworks events.
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Debby Rice,
Mercury News,
29 June 2026
As usual, the recipient and guests observed the proceedings from a side box near the stage of the Kennedy Center’s Concert Hall, in view of the audience.
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Paul Harris,
Variety,
29 June 2026
Verb
Taxi drivers who foolishly remained nearby shook their heads as the streets only filled up further, boxing them in.
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Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
14 June 2026
Brunson’s shot clanked off the rim, but nobody boxed out Anunoby, who had inbounded the ball and had a clear path to the rebound.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
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The Orange County District Attorney's Office charged the 71-year-old Irvine resident accused of beating a duckling to death with a plastic recycling bin last month.
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The Blank Slate Truck has bucket seats and a center tray with cup holders and open bins.
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The impersonal nature of safe burial practices and the severity of the epidemic were evident Friday as only healthcare workers in protective gear were allowed to handle the coffin and the burial.
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Carrying a cross, people stood at a distance as the small coffin was lowered into the ground by masked and gloved health workers, and a Catholic priest prayed over her body.
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Over its five decades in Edinburgh the TV festival, which is organized by charitable organization The TV Foundation, has become one of the key industry events in the TV calendar, alongside Mipcom and London Screenings.
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This came following feedback and a review amid complaints over affordability, with accommodation costs in Edinburgh hugely expensive in August due to the Edinburgh Fringe, which takes place simultaneous to the TV Festival.
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Perhaps every story in which the characters are fundamentally unable to change their lives is subject to this same dilemma.
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Casa Amor, as a concept, is traditionally structured like a prisoner’s dilemma, with neither the main villa nor Casa Islanders aware of what their counterparts are doing while they’re separated.
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The magnitude of Prince Jacerys’s death was lost in the tumult of battle last week; compared to watching Vermax’s colossal frame be swallowed by the sea, the sight of a sinking boy, puny and fragile, struggled to pack a cinematic punch.
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The one-two punch of heat and humidity is anticipated to reach Eastern states by midweek, AccuWeather said, possibly lingering through the Independence Day weekend.
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani leads the NL in votes received, which would give him the automatic starting spot at DH should that lead hold into Thursday, knocking Schmitt out of contention.
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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Instead, his locker was cleared out by the time reporters entered the Yankees’ clubhouse, leaving Boone to answer for the ejection.
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The very pair from the game is still in Anunoby’s locker.
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Mavericks fans staged a faux funeral complete with a casket a day later in front of the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside American Airlines Center.
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This meant no one had to carry the casket but each would get a mention in the program.
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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