live-box

noun

Definition of live-boxnext
as in cage

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  1. cage
  2. pen
  3. pound
  4. corral
  5. fold
  6. coop
Noun
  • The stretch is shutting down for construction of a reinforcing steel cage to support a bridge over the roadway.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Best of the crop were the Blade and Point pumps, the enveloping Italian silk satin cage design of the Brooke heel and the Babe mule, with its black satin upper and contrasting lemon yellow leather peeking out from underfoot.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of cage
Noun
  • The report found that 13% of respondents rely on spreadsheets or pen and paper.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As the air alarm sounds over Izium, the children drop their drawing pens, tubes of glue, and felt-cutting scissors in unison and make for the door.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen
Noun
  • In Yolan, a fine Italian dining restaurant, there’s a see-through cheese cave, housing 80-pound wheels of cheese.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • On campus, students are educated on the importance of not touching or feeding the donkeys, which weigh about 500 pounds and can charge at humans when feeling threatened.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pound
Noun
  • After several miles and several hours, the herd is contained, and visitors can gather at the corrals outside the Custer State Park Bison Center to watch crews work.
    — Mary Beaumont, Midwest Living, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Jones, who has reportedly been able to sell wild horses without online advertisements or a sign at his corral, is not the only allegedly questionable reseller.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of corral
Noun
  • This could’ve been a story of seasoned elders welcoming a new voice into their fold.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • By the last full fold, the dough should be significantly smoother and tighter.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of fold
Noun
  • Monster depicts Lizzie keeping a great number of doves as her dear pets, housing them in an elaborate coop out back.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kept in coops throughout the region, the birds are routinely tested for viruses.
    — Michael Cuglietta, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of coop
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“Live-box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/live-box. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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