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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
filled a whole box with books
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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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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect
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Recent Examples of box
Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The Whopper will replace its soft bun with a more premium one, use a new creamier mayonnaise and be served in a box instead of paper, the company announced Thursday.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
From high-tops inspired by boxing footwear to jarring-yet-complementary color combinations, the Bulgarian designer’s link-ups with the Japanese sportswear company have produced some of the more captivating collaborations in athletic footwear.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Videos of these harrowing monologues, prerecorded by actors speaking in French, were projected onto a mysterious opaque box at the center of the performance space, as audience members listened through headphones and read English subtitles.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
The Whopper will replace its soft bun with a more premium one, use a new creamier mayonnaise and be served in a box instead of paper, the company announced Thursday.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
Nick Phillips, with Applied Digital, said the tax exemption ban effectively boxes out data centers from building in South Dakota.
—Makenzie Huber, States Newsroom, 19 Feb. 2026
From high-tops inspired by boxing footwear to jarring-yet-complementary color combinations, the Bulgarian designer’s link-ups with the Japanese sportswear company have produced some of the more captivating collaborations in athletic footwear.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for box
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Belt-Stubblefield ignored orders to stop and raised his hands, and Neely punched him in an attempt to de-escalate the situation, according to Chamberlain’s account in the days after the shooting.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
24 Feb. 2026
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But in the background, financial markets keep punching above their weight.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
24 Feb. 2026
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But midway through the second half, Peterson allowed Flemings to get to his spot easily and knock one down from the mid-range before answering on the other end with a dribble hand-off 3-pointer right in front of the Kansas bench.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The woman, who was on her cellphone, recalled being knocked to the ground and forced into the van.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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In the bottom of the inning, Temo Becerra, a senior, hit just his fourth collegiate homer with a shot into the Crawford Boxes in left field.—
David Eckert,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The heated rivalry between the Pentagon and Anthropic just hit a new horizon Friday.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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There was that type of moment Tuesday, when Joe Mack – considered one of the top catching prospects in baseball - smacked a fifth-inning grand slam off Phillies’ minor league pitcher Andrew Walling in a 6-1 Marlins win.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of last year’s World Series, Ernie Clement smacked a fly ball off Yoshinobu Yamamoto into the left-center-field gap with the bases loaded and the score tied.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The churn of unnecessary, uninspired products can feel unrelenting, and the meaning of being a founder in the space has lost its entrepreneurial heft, often replaced by corporations looking to slap a celebrity name or social media influencer on a product.—
Perrie Samotin,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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From there, Harrison slapped a single to center field, putting runners at the corners with two outs.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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From Jewel’s point of view, this merely is a digital updating of the coupons people still can clip in this and other newspapers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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Dali didn’t let her stowaway conviction last year or her federal probation clip her wings.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Sadberry limped off the floor in the third quarter with a cramp after someone banged into her knee.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Everyone’s hitting, banging bodies.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Kitchen cabinets get a lot of wear since they’re constantly being opened, slammed, and bumped all day long.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026
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Many students in Massachusetts returned to school on Wednesday following a Monday blizzard that slammed the region with snow and power outages.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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