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box score
noun
: a printed score of a game (such as baseball) giving the names and positions of the players and a record of the play arranged in tabular form
broadly
: total count : summary
Examples of box score in a Sentence
reading the box scores in the newspaper
Recent Examples on the Web
But the similarities between the rising senior and any big-name predecessor end outside of a box score.
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Michael Errigo, Washington Post, 10 July 2024
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2024
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Word History
Etymology
from its arrangement in a newspaper box
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Box score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20score. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
box score
noun
: a printed table giving the score of a game (as baseball), a record of how it was played, and the names and positions of the players
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