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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
Your home should be a cozy reprieve from chilly outdoor conditions during the cool fall and winter months, not an ice box that requires you to be wrapped in a blanket all day and night. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 Each box contains three jars and three lids—two of the jars are one-gallon sized; the second is a three-quart jar. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
And this was when there were still boxing gyms that didn’t allow women. George Ramsay, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2025 The driver ultimately came to a stop at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Franklin Street in Buena Park, with various law enforcement vehicles, including some undercover vans, boxing the truck in place. City News Service, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for box
Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
Verb
  • The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.
    Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The video, which has more than 1,000 shares, captured a woman punching another woman on a counter when a man with a gray shirt walked up to them.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adriana James-Rodil, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last year in a Bravo League football game against Tesoro, a 44-14 win for the Sea Kings in which Annett passed for 285 yards, he was hit by a defender while making a throw, knocking his right (throwing) shoulder out of socket.
    Richard Dunn, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This isn’t to knock van der Kolk’s book—a book on mental health being so popular feels like a win—but fewer and fewer books getting larger and larger deals is a worrying trend.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Apple’s iPhone surge Shares of Apple surged 4% to hit a new record on Monday after a report of surprisingly strong sales of its new iPhone 17.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That conflict comes to a head in the middle of campus in the film’s most intense scene, as Alma verbally belittles and demeans her until Maggie snaps and suddenly smacks her mentor.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The previous year, another Hall of Famer, Dave Winfield, smacked the series-winning double in the top of the 11th inning of Game 6 against the Braves at old Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • As the scrum disperses, D’Angelo turns to you and slaps you five.
    Touré, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Violeta Santos Moura | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused China of trying to weaken the global economy by slapping export controls on resources vital for technology.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The scouts are getting an in-person look at the opposing players and game plan, and are on the lookout for anything the all-22 cutups can’t pick up, because the pieces of film are clipped closer to the snap itself.
    Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Keep your toenails clipped and short.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There are up to 20,000 rabid people raining down their emotions from all angles, a dozen sticks clattering, two dozen skates carving, all those burly bodies bumping into each other and banging into the boards, plus an endless stream of screaming and grunting and cursing.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Vanderbilt played 13 minutes Wednesday before being removed midway through the second quarter with a left quadriceps contusion after banging his left knee with a Mavericks defender.
    Oc Register, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Sami's back turned, Dragunov tried to hit a move near the corner, but Sami dodged it and slammed his opponent back overhead.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • One verbally slammed Thanedar for his support of Israel, and another took on Kinloch regarding recent comments on bringing the National Guard to Detroit.
    Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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