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as in bin
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
filled a whole box with books
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as in TV
an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound
would you switch on the box so that we can watch the news?
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as in dilemma
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape
with our new home still unfinished, and the buyers of our condo eager to move in, we were in a real box
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as in punch
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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as in to punch
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
his mother threatened to box his ears if he didn't show a bit more respect
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Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Today, hundreds of ballots were destroyed after ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
The new district lines boxed out Republican Rep. Garret Graves, who chose to retire rather than run in his now-bright-blue district.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging hundreds of ballots one week before Election Day.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Today, hundreds of ballots were destroyed after ballot drop boxes were set on fire in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
The 25 year old was boxing at the time of the incident, according to WBZ and ABC affiliate WCVB.
—David Chiu, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2024
The new district lines boxed out Republican Rep. Garret Graves, who chose to retire rather than run in his now-bright-blue district.
—Cooper Burton, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
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The driver of the No. 81 team threatened fellow driver Cole Custer and attempted to punch him following last Saturday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.Bruce Martin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit alleges that Jackson punched Shanquella Robinson in the face, head, neck and other parts of her body.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Donald Trump made his closing pitch to supporters while knocking several of his opponents in his last rally of the presidential election on Monday night.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Toyota’s Japanese manufacturing plants crank out about 13,500 new vehicles every day—but last year, 14 of them were knocked offline for 24 hours by a single software glitch.Chris Turlica, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Last night Prospect Park, smack in the middle of Brooklyn, caught fire.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 9 Nov. 2024
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Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s talk of slapping 20 percent tariffs onto everything sold to America, including European exports, could spell disaster for Europe’s economy.New York Times, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s last term saw the Republican slap tariffs on hundreds of billions worth of Chinese goods, launch a campaign against Chinese telecoms giant Huawei and use racist language to describe the virus that causes Covid-19, which was first identified in China.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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With the capacity to hold over 1,000 songs, the Mighty 3 harkens back to the days of the iPod Shuffle, allowing your child to scroll through a vast music playlist on a screen-free, pocket-sized device that can clip to their clothes or bag.Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
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Bad Bunny posted the video of Harris on his Instagram story three times, specifically clipping the part of the video where Harris slams Donald Trump’s approach to the island during his presidency.Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
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All Zemeckis needs to do now is, ironically, convince the studio that has apparently been banging down his door.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Once the doors were closed, various musical instruments, including a guitar and a trumpet, started playing and banging against the cabinet’s walls.Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2024
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The report covers a month in which hurricanes Helene and Milton slammed the Southeast – Florida and North Carolina in particular – while the Boeing strike also hit what had been a vibrant though slowing labor market.Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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There was expected fallout from the two hurricanes that slammed the nation and the thousands of workers — namely at Boeing — who remained on strike.Courtenay Brown, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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