big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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Penfield said shoppers will have better luck finding lower prices at the big-box stores — Walmart, Costco, Target — than smaller retailers.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, perhaps sadly, the site may make more financial sense as just another high-rise mixed-use project with a big-box anchor retail tenant.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
The summer’s best family film isn’t from a big-box studio.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Roughly 80 miles south of Miami and 80 miles north of Key West, Islamorada offers the perfect blend of Old Florida charm and salty barefoot luxury—no high-rises, no big-box stores, just freshly caught fish, breezy galleries, and the healing rhythm of the sea.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 12 Aug. 2025
Now, perhaps sadly, the site may make more financial sense as just another high-rise mixed-use project with a big-box anchor retail tenant.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
The summer’s best family film isn’t from a big-box studio.
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
Roughly 80 miles south of Miami and 80 miles north of Key West, Islamorada offers the perfect blend of Old Florida charm and salty barefoot luxury—no high-rises, no big-box stores, just freshly caught fish, breezy galleries, and the healing rhythm of the sea.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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