: placed or enclosed in a box
boxed foods
a boxed lunch
… arrived at noon on Monday in a cream-colored Ford station wagon with the back end full of boxed religious tracts.B. J. Oliphant
see also box set

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Experiment with the bold flavor in an all-veggie stir-fry or go rogue and add a dash in a boxed brownie mix. Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Get The Recipe 07 of 20 Homemade Brownies Homemade brownies don't require too much more effort than the boxed mix and will make your team's win even sweeter. Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2025 Also available this year is the American Girl Doll Box Costume that can be added on top of any of the character outfits to complete the look and make Halloween revelers look more like a boxed doll than the character herself. Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 These are the same masters being used for the upcoming boxed set of 1964 U.S. Beatles LPs. Chris Willman, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for boxed 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boxed was circa 1548

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“Boxed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boxed. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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