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\Definition of boxed
: placed or enclosed in a box
boxed foods a boxed lunch … arrived at noon on Monday in a cream-colored Ford station wagon with the back end full of boxed religious tracts.— B. J. Oliphant — see also box set
Examples of boxed in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Two hundred volunteers were let go, forcing other staff to prepare boxed meals.
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Priscella Vega, Los Angeles Times, "Laid-off casino workers rely on Las Vegas food banks during pandemic," 25 Nov. 2020 What: Features a boxed set of treats including scones, pastries and savory tea sandwiches, as well as Bigelow tea bags.
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Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, "Happy Holidays! Here are 40+ festive events (some virtual!) taking place around Louisville," 19 Nov. 2020 As of today, Monday, October 26, participating Chick-fil-A restaurants will be selling a holiday boxed set of Chick-fil-A sauces, available for a limited-time only.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Chick-Fil-A Now Sells a Holiday Gift Box of Chick-fil-A, Polynesian, and Barbeque Sauces for $7.50," 26 Oct. 2020 La Chatelaine’s beautiful boxed set of shea butter hand lotion comes with three distinct-smelling tubes: citrus frizz, pomegranate mulberry, and lavender.
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Eleanor Cummins, Popular Science, "Gifts that are smelly, but in a good way," 16 Dec. 2019 Packages destined to be delivered will arrive boxed and ready for van delivery to addresses across the Birmingham area.
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William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "Demolition begins for Birmingham’s Century Plaza, once Alabama’s largest mall," 12 Nov. 2020 Even wine enthusiasts who previously had eschewed them started scarfing up boxed wines.
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Bill Ward Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, "Boxed wines' surge in quality has made them a pandemic staple," 11 Nov. 2020 That cover kept the luggage—in my case, a boxed collection of rare books—totally dry during an unexpected downpour.
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Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, "2020 Volkswagen Amarok Still Impresses from Afar," 11 Nov. 2020 Online rooms and boxed games have another advantage — nearly anyone can play them, from nearly anywhere, with location and physical ability no longer an obstacle.
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, "Escape Rooms in an At-Home Era? Here’s the Key," 5 Nov. 2020
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