: 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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Tickets are $310, including a boxed sandwich lunch, seltzers, beers and cocktails, along with event hats, polos, swag bags and a post-tournament dinner buffet. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 TikTok users have showcased the boxed avatars in videos, with some using the hashtag #BarbieBoxChallenge. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 Monday after the tournament, all the boxed and labeled food is donated to the local community for consumption. Candace Oehler, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 The first 100 customers in line at the walk-up window will receive a complimentary boxed lunch featuring a signature sandwich, chips, water, and a cookie. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 13 Dec. 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 19 May. 2025.

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