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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
filled a whole box with books
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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?
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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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as in to punch
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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as in to house
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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Recent Examples of box
Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Those who want to work on their swing will appreciate the proximity to the golf course, but there’s also two tee boxes, two greens, and four sand bunkers on the property itself.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Soon, 22 boxes of 50,600 lollipops were stacked five boxes high in two walls of Dum-Dums.
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Those who want to work on their swing will appreciate the proximity to the golf course, but there’s also two tee boxes, two greens, and four sand bunkers on the property itself.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 May 2025
Verb
For all his careful planning, Tommy (Gabriel Luna) is the one who ends up boxed into an alley looking up at a Bloater.
—Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2025
The simple cooking machine sold more than 100 million units and brought him more wealth than boxing.
—Juan A. Lozano, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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