as in large
of a size greater than average of its kind
a boxcar pile of paper boxcar amounts of money
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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxcar
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In March 2025, Vice President Vance even led a high-profile US delegation to the American military base in Greenland to advocate for annexation, despite polling data indicating that a large majority of Greenlanders have expressed no enthusiasm for an American takeover.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Despite being one of three teams to make the playoffs from the NL Central division, the gap between the Cubs and Brewers is sizable.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Disney’s 20th Century Studios spent a sizable $105 million to produce the film, not including marketing expenses.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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Climate scientists have repeatedly warned that a substantial reduction in fossil fuel use will be necessary to curb global heating, with the burning of coal, oil and gas identified as the chief driver of the climate crisis.—
Sam Meredith,Dan Murphy,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sapp debunked the rumor and mentioned that WWE is paying Knight a substantial amount of money.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Members in a youth boys hockey team from Florida collected their hockey sticks from the oversized baggage area.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1997, Stewart was pictured wearing overalls, an oversized barn jacket, and over-the-knee mud boots with her arm wrapped around the neck of a cow.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Winning the lottery is supposed to fix all of your problems, but there are some debts that are too great for the big ticket to cover.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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However, a bigger ensemble cast might also be involved.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Colorado football's third season with Deion Sanders at the helm has been met with considerable headwinds.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The pleasant, polished drama provides a compassionate take on a high schooler undergoing considerable change, its only debit being the arguably too-neat depiction of that transitional circumstance.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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His face, while not exactly handsome, nevertheless has a certain charisma to it, a monkey-like instinct for comedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Who will free us from the handsome British issue drama?—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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At the center of all the glitzy havoc—her face often looming on a huge flat screen that rolls around the stage, following actors like a hulking LED stalker—is of course Chenoweth.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Todd also had a huge sack in the fourth quarter.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Boxcar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxcar. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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