Thesaurus results for BOXED (IN)

boxed (in)

verb

Definition of boxed (in)

past tense of box (in)

as in housed

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers upon attempting to leave, we discovered we were completely boxed in by other cars

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This will give you an opportunity to notice what should be housed elsewhere.

— Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Instead, the agency housed an average of 16 detainees daily there this year, at a cost of millions of dollars, the report found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of housed

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Chiuri’s runway was encased by a reflective glass structure, which some observers presumed was a device to prevent protester interventions.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
The team anticipated this when preparing for put the quantum computer in space and encased the device in centimeter-thick, aerospace-grade aluminum.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of encased

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Lam came up in the early 2000s alongside a generation of New York labels that included Proenza Schouler, Jason Wu, Thakoon, and Phillip Lim.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
And members of these new churches were mostly not the black-dressed, hypocritical, sour-faced, monocultural figures favored by popular narrative, but often included colorful figures who were sometimes surprisingly modern in their desires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of included

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Samson says the wings, tail and propeller are now fully enclosed inside the vehicle during driving mode.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Each ticket includes a seat in a heated, enclosed train car, along with a welcome toast, live music, astronomer insights, and access to the open-air stargazing car.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of enclosed

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That lesson will not stay confined to tolling ships or claiming seabeds.

— Michael Albertus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
The agreement’s political framework has been overtaken by events, and Ethiopia’s conflicts are no longer confined to the relationship between Addis Ababa and Mekelle.

— Alemayehu Fentaw Weldemariam, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

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