big-box
adjective
: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
big box
noun
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My household has had good fortune with the National Geographic geology labs that are commonplace in big-box stores, including the build-your-own-volcano set ($15) and the crystal-growing gear, like this glow-in-the-dark number ($37).
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That dynamic has boosted the big-box retailer's business for more than two years, especially as shoppers across all incomes have felt pinched by higher grocery prices.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Consider skipping the big-box or chain stores and opting for a local or independent designer or artisan for your next home purchase or project.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
That dynamic has boosted the big-box retailer's business for more than two years, especially as shoppers across all incomes have felt pinched by higher grocery prices.
—Amelia Lucas,melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
But a couple of decades later, the rise of big-box retailers that boasted lower prices, like Walmart and Target, challenged that supremacy.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
Consider skipping the big-box or chain stores and opting for a local or independent designer or artisan for your next home purchase or project.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big-box
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“Big-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big-box. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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