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as in coffin
a boxlike container for holding a dead body the only way I'm ever leaving this hospital room is in a box

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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?

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box

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noun (2)

box

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of box
Noun
Soon, 22 boxes of 50,600 lollipops were stacked five boxes high in two walls of Dum-Dums. Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 14 May 2025 Those who want to work on their swing will appreciate the proximity to the golf course, but there’s also two tee boxes, two greens, and four sand bunkers on the property itself. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Verb
For all his careful planning, Tommy (Gabriel Luna) is the one who ends up boxed into an alley looking up at a Bloater. Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025 The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing. Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
Verb
  • The Panthers can punch with anyone, if this series comes to that.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
  • All three have at least one title, too, and the power four has punched three Final Four tickets in the last two state tournaments.
    Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Verb
  • Remember, as little as 6 inches of moving water can knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025
  • Amid the fighting, one boy punched another in the face, knocking him to the ground, and then began punching several other children.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Read deliberately hit O’Keefe, 46, outside the home a fellow cop and left him for dead in a drunken rage.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 May 2025
  • Here’s what has changed: The Chiefs separated their project from the Royals’ plans for a new ballpark that asked voters to hit a moving target in April 2024.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Lemont 22-3-1 (5) Rocco Luciano smacks two-run double to spark Lemont to 5-0 win over Lincoln-Way West. 4.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
  • He was considered a pioneer of hardcore wrestling, slamming opponents through tables and smacking them with chairs.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Verb
  • Honda’s results come amid trade tensions with the U.S., which has slapped a 25% tariff on foreign automobile imports.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 May 2025
  • Trump has made clear that his shock plans to slap a 100% tariff on film imports would not be included in a trade deal with the UK, where Pryce films Slow Horses.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 May 2025
Verb
  • The Japanese driver clipped the kerb and lost control of the rear of the RB21.
    Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
  • The funny thing about cord cutters is that their numbers are growing — and the size of this group is being fueled, obviously, by people clipping their ties to cable.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Protesters thronged the streets, banging pots and pans.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
  • One of Butler’s neighbors shared home surveillance footage with the outlet that shows the three teens going up to Butler’s home and not only ringing the doorbell but banging, kicking and slamming on a garage door.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2025
Verb
  • At least seven people are dead in Missouri, including five killed after strong supercell storms that spurred tornado warnings slammed into St. Louis on Friday, tearing roofs off homes and causing several buildings to collapse.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 16 May 2025
  • Trump’s post came after Swift slammed Trump for using AI images of her to endorse his 2024 presidential run.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025

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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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