big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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Pack also noted that inexpensive nylon or polyester holsters are widely available at big-box retailers and regularly used by civilian gun owners.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Several big-box stores on the next block, including Walmart, Walgreens, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree, have closed and boarded up within the past few years.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Estée Lauder is suing Walmart, claiming that the big-box retailer sold counterfeit beauty products on its online marketplace.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Esnard was expanding his contracts with big-box stores.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Several big-box stores on the next block, including Walmart, Walgreens, Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree, have closed and boarded up within the past few years.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Estée Lauder is suing Walmart, claiming that the big-box retailer sold counterfeit beauty products on its online marketplace.
—Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Esnard was expanding his contracts with big-box stores.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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