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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
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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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Glittering grande dames and jewel box boutique hotels give the aesthetically minded jet-setter plenty to think about; but for your own personal palazzo, why not book an Airbnb in Venice?—
Elly Leavitt,
Vogue,
9 Feb. 2026
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Ronchamp is a kaleidoscopic jewel box in and of our earth, a luminous sanctuary visited by everyday souls in search of solace and redemption.—
Vishaan Chakrabarti,
Air Mail,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Just add ½ cup of white vinegar to the fabric softener compartment during the rinse cycle.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2026
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The three-compartment ware washing sink was missing a stopper to allow proper washing, rinsing and sanitizing of utensils.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
February 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Those two pieces of concrete evidence, in a game where votes are far too often decided on weird vibes, put the nail in Stephen’s coffin.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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On Friday, September 5, the coffin was moved to Kensington Palace; the following morning, she was buried at Althorp.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Kylie Cosmetics founder typically works with stylist Alexander Rose to pull feminine, form-fitting pieces from Schiaparelli, Ashi Studio or the vault of Versace.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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If Nintendo keeps a padlock on its secrets, then Miyamoto’s mind is a bank vault.—
Chris Plante,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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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In 2024, Bally’s had to relocate the 34-story hotel tower, which is beginning to rise up over the Ohio feeder ramp, to the south end of the casino after it was determined that driving caissons into the ground might damage municipal water management infrastructure pipes along the river.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Hatbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatbox. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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