boxcar

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Recent Examples of boxcar The modernist gem — a pristine example of Neutra’s boxcar style — is a fitting home for Grey. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2022 The Marian portions rove from Montana to Manhattan to Scotland and Antarctica, and read like a carnival of early 20th century American history, packed with bootleggers, treacherous boxcar rides, and tragic shipwrecks. Vogue, 29 May 2021 Dann and his father installed boxcar paneling with tongue-and-groove joints that flex when the camper is moving. Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2021 The boxcar life has its charms, as fans of Ming’s Noodle Bar have discovered in its life at The Yard at Olmos Park. Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, 15 Oct. 2020 See All Example Sentences for boxcar
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxcar
Adjective
  • Stablecoins are coming forward as one of the most plausible crypto applications for real-world transactions, and several of the largest retailers globally, including Walmart (NYSE:WMT), are taking note.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Give ample space to large vehicles - Trucks or buses can create a water spray that diminishes visibility.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Bezos has made sizable contributions to Venetian charities in the lead-up to the wedding, including a million-euro donation to Corila, an academic consortium that studies Venice's lagoon ecosystem, Reuters reports.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • According to the Energy Information Administration, China’s primary oil sources are Russia, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Iraq and Oman, although a sizable portion of Malaysia’s exports are actually relabeled or transferred from Iran.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • This, coupled with liquidity issues, can lead to cash flow crises, forcing sales at substantial discounts.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The spending will be paid for, in part, through substantial cuts to social safety net programs.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • His commitment gives Michigan its biggest recruiting win of the summer so far and another head-to-head victory against the Crimson Tide, the program Michigan beat in bowl games the past two years.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
  • Iran would have faced the possibility of retaliation against its own shipments and the possibility that the move would upset China, the biggest purchaser of Iranian crude.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • News of the plan, which was developed by city administrators but has not been publicly vetted or discussed, has provoked considerable consternation in political, downtown, cultural and preservation circles.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
  • However, be cautious, as the sand and bits of material can fly out with considerable force.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • In 1923, the handsome thirty-one-year-old movie star Wallace Reid died from morphine and alcohol addiction.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
  • All the Hamrick brothers are handsome, though in slightly different ways, like dogs born in different litters to the same purebred parents.
    David Sedaris, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • But this scraping has sparked a huge backlash from publishers, artists and writers, who complain that it has been done without any consent or compensation.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 1 July 2025
  • These benefits from huge Green Pine-series radars for early warning and to help cue fire control sensors towards incoming threats.
    Sebastien Roblin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • This is key for our business — to propose new offers, from relaxed preppy looks to chic oversize tailoring.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • Florida still plays an oversize role for Brazilians.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025

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“Boxcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxcar. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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