box in
verb
boxed in; boxing in; boxes in
: to surround (someone or something) and make movement difficult
The other bicyclists boxed her in and she couldn't move ahead.
—usually used as (be) boxed inWe were boxed in and couldn't get out of our parking space.
—sometimes used figurativelyI feel boxed in by all these rules.
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During Shark Summer, proceeds collected in a donation box in the aquarium’s Galleria will benefit the SAFE (Saving Animals from Extinction) Shark and Ray program.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Election workers collecting ballots from a drop box in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday found multiple mail-in ballots that had been burned, officials say.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Drop boxes in the evacuation areas that had been shuttered are also reopened.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Place an open box in a discreet corner of the bathroom to absorb unwanted odors over several months.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Election workers collecting ballots from a drop box in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday found multiple mail-in ballots that had been burned, officials say.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Drop boxes in the evacuation areas that had been shuttered are also reopened.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
Place an open box in a discreet corner of the bathroom to absorb unwanted odors over several months.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
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“Box in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20in. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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