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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The mission museum and gift shop are housed in the original Convent Wing, once the residential quarters of Franciscan priests and friars.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Rodriguez said in a May phone interview with the Herald that detainees had been complaining when a guard approached him and told him to walk out of the cage where he and other men were housed.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026

Definition of housed

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Sweltering 94 degree heat encased San Jose on June 11, but that didn’t stop dozens of middle-age and bearded men from confidently strutting around Santana Row in heels.

— Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Fortuitously, the small kiosk where Gil was encased acted as a kind of buffer, offering some measure of protection from the accumulation of debris looming above.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of encased

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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026
In subsequent messages included in charging documents, Robinson referenced engraving bullets and leaving his rifle wrapped in a towel.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of included

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The Purple Leaf Solarium is enclosed with 360-degree removable screen windows to give you a breeze.

— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026
The debut Elora neatly brings together a white RV box and a white chassis, offsetting all that brightness with numerous windows enclosed by black surrounds matching the Promaster front bumper.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026

Definition of enclosed

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The financial-support trend isn’t confined to the youngest adults.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 9 July 2026
As satellite arrays became larger and more efficient, and electronics more sophisticated, orbital nuclear power systems were largely confined to exploration missions to the outer Solar System by the 1990s.

— David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026

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