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as in bins
a covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things
filled a whole box with books
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as in coffins
a boxlike container for holding a dead body
the only way I'm ever leaving this hospital room is in a box
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as in TVs
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 pickles
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 punches
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 clips
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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Recent Examples of boxes
Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Berger builds modular developments, where buildings are fashioned out of premade boxes, with appliances already installed.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Though his record was overtaken, Maru maintained a devoted following on his channel, Mugumogu — with nearly 900,000 subscribers — where curious minds will find clips of Maru napping, wearing costumes, and routinely diving into cardboard boxes.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Campsites are a step above primitive, with nearby water, pit toilets, picnic tables and food lock-up boxes provided.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Joining the lineup for the upcoming Girl Scout season is one chocolatey, nostalgic flavor customers are guaranteed to savor (and buy multiple boxes of).
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Avoid underlines, unusual bullets and text boxes.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Longer battery life and better camera technology are the bare minimum requirements for Apple's iPhone product cycle — and thankfully, both boxes were checked on Tuesday.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Some chapters sold boxes for $7 last year.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
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The conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled later that year that the use of drop boxes wasn't legal, but that ruling was overturned in 2024 by the court's new liberal majority.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Berger builds modular developments, where buildings are fashioned out of premade boxes, with appliances already installed.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Though his record was overtaken, Maru maintained a devoted following on his channel, Mugumogu — with nearly 900,000 subscribers — where curious minds will find clips of Maru napping, wearing costumes, and routinely diving into cardboard boxes.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Campsites are a step above primitive, with nearby water, pit toilets, picnic tables and food lock-up boxes provided.
—Don Sproul, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Joining the lineup for the upcoming Girl Scout season is one chocolatey, nostalgic flavor customers are guaranteed to savor (and buy multiple boxes of).
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Avoid underlines, unusual bullets and text boxes.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Longer battery life and better camera technology are the bare minimum requirements for Apple's iPhone product cycle — and thankfully, both boxes were checked on Tuesday.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
Some chapters sold boxes for $7 last year.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxes
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The latter happens when a ball clips the net before dropping in play.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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Yet the firm punches above its weight in custody, consistently ranking third behind Coinbase and BitGo.—
Marie Poteriaieva,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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One of the officers then punches him three times, according to the video.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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When cosmic rays — including, in part, plain old protons from the Sun’s solar wind — strike the Moon, the recoil from those heavy elements knocks them into an excited state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2025
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Instead, Ted slaps him in the face, twice.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Anthony thinks his fiancé wants a mother more than a partner, so Giuseppe slaps a pie into his face?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
14 Aug. 2025
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The steep new parking surcharge slams the brakes on that, hitting both visitors and the workers who would have served them.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Except Steven gets in a car wreck in episode two of season three, and trauma slams Belly and Jeremiah back together.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Boxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxes. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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