boxes (in)

verb

Definition of boxes (in)next
present tense third-person singular of box (in)
as in houses
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers upon attempting to leave, we discovered we were completely boxed in by other cars

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  1. includes
  2. encases
  3. surrounds
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  • The website includes a holiday countdown, games, movie theater, holiday music, webstore and more.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Lively’s filing includes texts and emails between Baldoni and his PR team detailing their online strategy to damage Lively’s reputation, inflaming the negative narratives about Lively that were beginning to brew online.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • The mission will investigate the exact thickness of the ice shell that encases the moon and how that frozen exterior interacts with the ocean beneath it, as well as characterize the moon’s geology.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Inspired by dystopian science fiction, the hulking hunk of unpainted metal barely squeezes into a lane of traffic and encases its driver in a (sort of) bulletproof tank that’s easily mistaken for a weapon of war.
    Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of encases
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  • Fencing is installed around a perimeter that goes beyond the office buildings on both sides of the Capitol, and there's an inner perimeter that surrounds the immediate Capitol complex.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • What To Do Outdoors Jump in the Lake Lake Lanier spans 38,000 acres and surrounds three sides of the city.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of surrounds
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“Boxes (in).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxes%20%28in%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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