big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
Examples of big-box in a Sentence
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Starting last year, workers at three big-box stores — Trader Joe’s, Barnes & Noble, and Michaels — formed unions in and around the Mountain Farms mall.
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Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
And while those landowners wait – for years, in some cases – for their applications to get approved, more and more green space is vanishing beneath new subdivisions, apartment complexes, strip malls, big-box stores, and roads.
—Stephanie Castellano, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2023
Rental machines are available at big-box retailers and home stores.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023
Spending growth has cooled somewhat since pandemic splurges in which big-box retailers like Target benefited from a significant boost in traffic.
—Jordyn Holman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
The Russians started distributing basic foodstuffs and hygiene supplies at what had been a big-box store called Metro, which now doubled as an office of the United Russia Party.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
The immediate neighborhood has numerous retail stores, including the big-box Walmart, Costco and Menards, smaller shops in Meadow Creek Market, an Aldi store and a Walgreens, plus several casual and fine-dining restaurants.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
Sales at locations open for more than a year soared 19.3% in 2020 and 12.7% in 2021 — incredible numbers for a big-box retailer.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
In southeastern San Diego, City Heights, this area of San Diego that was historically redlined has a lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables in the community today, meaning there’s no traditional, big-box grocery store.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
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Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
And while those landowners wait – for years, in some cases – for their applications to get approved, more and more green space is vanishing beneath new subdivisions, apartment complexes, strip malls, big-box stores, and roads.
—Stephanie Castellano, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2023
Rental machines are available at big-box retailers and home stores.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2023
Spending growth has cooled somewhat since pandemic splurges in which big-box retailers like Target benefited from a significant boost in traffic.
—Jordyn Holman, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
The Russians started distributing basic foodstuffs and hygiene supplies at what had been a big-box store called Metro, which now doubled as an office of the United Russia Party.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
The immediate neighborhood has numerous retail stores, including the big-box Walmart, Costco and Menards, smaller shops in Meadow Creek Market, an Aldi store and a Walgreens, plus several casual and fine-dining restaurants.
—Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2023
Sales at locations open for more than a year soared 19.3% in 2020 and 12.7% in 2021 — incredible numbers for a big-box retailer.
—The Motley Fool, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
In southeastern San Diego, City Heights, this area of San Diego that was historically redlined has a lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables in the community today, meaning there’s no traditional, big-box grocery store.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1990, in the meaning defined above
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.
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