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boxed

verb

Definition of boxednext
past tense of box
as in slapped
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 boxed Parton brought her cooking skills to the grocery aisle in 2022 with her Duncan Hines boxed baking mixes. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 But, practically speaking, none of it is imaginable or executable without digital technologies that are fundamentally black-boxed, inscrutable to individual cops on the beat and institutional decision-makers alike. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 When the vehicle slowed for a group of kids, Rivera boxed him in. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 Shakur and Knight were accused of having earlier assaulted Anderson inside an MGM Grand hotel and casino where Mike Tyson had just boxed. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 One of the main attractions on Wednesday was the booth of Unitree, one of China’s leading humanoid robot makers, where some of its models boxed and danced. — E. Eduardo Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026 What didn’t go got boxed up and stowed away at the Lion Surplus store, to be sold at a later date. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026 Democratic candidates seem to be politically boxed out of using AI. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026 To reduce potential exposure to Cyclospora, food-safety experts recommend buying intact heads of lettuce and whole fruits and vegetables over bagged, boxed, or pre-cut produce. — Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxed
  1. slapped
  2. knocked
  3. punched
  4. hit
  5. smacked
  6. slammed
  7. clipped
  8. banged
Verb
  • Washington has slapped sanctions on some of the groups and could impose more.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When confronted by the rest of the band (including Stevie, who pleaded with him to reconsider), Lindsey grew irate and allegedly slapped his onetime musical partner across the face and tried to strangle her.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of slapped
Verb
  • The news comes roughly a month after fellow receiver Ricky Pearsall had knee surgery that knocked him out for the season.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Walmart knocked Harris Teeter from the top spot in 2019 and has dominated the Charlotte market since with 23% of the market share last year.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • One punched him in the face, and another stabbed him once in the buttocks, police said.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • After the Giants punched their ticket by sweeping two games from the Ports, Haines confirmed that Flora would take the ball one more time in next week’s best-of-3 series against Lake Elsinore.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of punched
Verb
  • The helicopter, which was used by NBC and Telemundo, crashed about two hours after police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light and struck a vehicle before hitting the bus.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Police say Rios drove her 2004 Ford Expedition the wrong way down a busy avenue, ran a red light, and struck another vehicle before hitting the Metro bus.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Suddenly a fan favorite in New York again, Volpe smacked a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs during his rousing return from Triple-A as the Yankees beat the Colorado Rockies 10-3 on Thursday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of smacked
Verb
  • Oates turned left in front of Mulderrig toward Kingsgate Drive, and the motorcycle slammed into the Cadillac, propelling Mulderrig into the air and leading to his death, both sides agreed.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • But many homeowners locked in low mortgage rates when COVID-19 slammed the economy and sent borrowing costs tumbling; so they are protected if mortgage rates rise in the wake of a Fed raTte hike.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • His short-form video content and public appearances produced a plethora of footage that could easily be clipped, repurposed and remixed, into preexisting memes and trending audios.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Majumdar recalls how a screen in the machine would cycle through four 10-minute videos of the staple from the 90’s and early 2000’s, each made up of several different scenes clipped together.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of clipped
Verb
  • Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
  • The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of banged

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“Boxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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