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Definition of box set
: a collection of related items packaged together in a box and sold as a single unit
The box set includes all of the band's albums and singles. a 10-DVD boxed set of the television show's first season a 4-volume box set
Examples of box set in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web The Rocket Man is blasting off into the deepest reaches of his career with a new retrospective box set.
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Joey Nolfi, EW.com, "Elton John releasing Jewel Box set of rare recordings, B-sides, more," 17 Sep. 2020 Sony Music announced on Thursday (Sept. 3) a special Sade box set titled This Far will be arriving on Oct. 9.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, "Sade to Unveil 'This Far' Six-Album Vinyl Box Set Next Month," 3 Sep. 2020 Mould has announced a sprawling new 24-CD box set and an eight-vinyl LP collection featuring studio albums, outtakes and live recordings from a 30-year span, including the works by his early-'90s alterna-era power trio Sugar.
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Chris Riemenschneider, Star Tribune, "Bob Mould announces massive post-Hüsker Dü box sets," 13 Aug. 2020 This do it yourself box set makes a great birthday date and gift.
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Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "40 Out-of-the-Box Birthday Gifts Your Boyfriend Will Seriously Be Obsessed With," 19 Aug. 2020 Mould has announced a sprawling new 24-CD box set and an eight-vinyl LP collection featuring studio albums, outtakes and live recordings from a 30-year span, including the works by his early-‘90s alterna-era power trio Sugar.
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Chris Riemenschneider, chicagotribune.com, "Bob Mould announces massive post-Husker Du box sets," 14 Aug. 2020 The release, which is limited to 2,020 copies, is the rare box set themed around just one song.
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chicagotribune.com, "Scorpions promise piece of Berlin Wall with every copy of new box set," 13 Aug. 2020 That live album, a five-disk box set, was the first album to enter the Billboard 200 at No. 1 since Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life 10 years earlier.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, "Taylor Swift & Barbra Streisand Are the Only Women to Achieve This Billboard 200 Chart Feat," 11 Aug. 2020 Fans can order the limited box set from 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday via the book's official website.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, "First look at 'Weird Al' photo book Black & White & Weird All Over," 10 Aug. 2020
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