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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
Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Those are all boxes that Los Angeles needs to check with whoever its center ends up being.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Gottheimer with a confounding TV ad that used AI to portray him boxing with Trump, Spiller with a $35 million spend from his union, dwarfing every other candidate’s war chest.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
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Noun
And when Alcaraz pushed a forehand long to cede the fourth set, Fognini nodded toward his guest box, where a member of his entourage stood to snap a photo with a cellphone.
—Howard Fendrich, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2025
Those are all boxes that Los Angeles needs to check with whoever its center ends up being.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Verb
After my books had been boxed up for three years during various moves and travel, finally getting to unpack them in Baton Rouge felt like meeting old friends.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Gottheimer with a confounding TV ad that used AI to portray him boxing with Trump, Spiller with a $35 million spend from his union, dwarfing every other candidate’s war chest.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 9 June 2025
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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