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Recent Examples of hatbox
The flowers in question come in two sizes and arrive inside a golden hatbox that’s bound to elevate the looks of any room it’s placed in.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
Stephen and Elizabeth burst in carrying a hatbox with the trilby in it.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.
—Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
Stephen and Elizabeth burst in carrying a hatbox with the trilby in it.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatbox
Noun
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The Pinnacle's importance to emerging, independent-minded, hard-touring country acts To the untrained eye, The Pinnacle is a raw bandbox that feels like a split-level airplane hangar where superstars play pop music.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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As for the transplanted Tucker, playing home games at Wrigley Field, a notorious bandbox, should help raise his value.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Place pattern all over Don’t underestimate the power of pattern in creating a jewel box like effect in a small laundry room.—
Lindsey Mather,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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Jewel box bathrooms are trending, but what about jewel box showers?—
Alexandra Kelly,
Martha Stewart,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The three compartment sink was plugged with towels instead of drain plugs.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
April 10,
Sacbee.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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To make these, cut the tubes to the height of your drawer, and line them up inside to create different compartments for pencils, scissors, rubber bands, and other supplies.—
Farima Ferguson,
The Spruce,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The nail in the coffin was the Pre-Raphaelites.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Plantenders Nursery, a wholesale seller of plants in Silverado, is considering hiking its delivery fees for landscapers and contractors to $70 from $50 — but may opt to throw in the towel as the higher fuel costs are the final nail in the coffin for his rustic nursery.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Frazier also led the way for the Gators in beam and vault.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The facility recently made headlines when director Baz Luhrmann tracked down rare, unseen Elvis Presley concert footage stored in the vault.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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In isolation, against a white background that is actually overcast sky, a hook or a caisson or a sheaf of rebar appears sculptural, abstract, exquisite.—
Nick Paumgarten,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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Hitchcock recalled a day during the summer of 2007 when the cannon, now on its caisson and a moveable platform, was tested on the event level of Nationwide Arena, just beyond the ice-resurfacer entrance.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Hatbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatbox. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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