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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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Recent Examples of box
Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Voters can submit their absentee ballot at a drop box, their local clerk's office or, in communities except Detroit, their polling precinct up until polls close at 8 p.m. To find a secure drop box location, go to the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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
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The stream flows through a box culvert underground, which is now failing, according to the village.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024
Voters can submit their absentee ballot at a drop box, their local clerk's office or, in communities except Detroit, their polling precinct up until polls close at 8 p.m. To find a secure drop box location, go to the Michigan Voter Information Center at michigan.gov/vote.
—Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
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In acknowledging this dynamic between the Democratic Party and Black men, Fritz honors the concerns of Black men who have been boxed out of political participation but is concerned about pandering versus authentic engagement.
—Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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
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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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Wear rubber gloves and clip a mangled licking branch (which holds the forehead and saliva scent of several bucks and does) from atop an active scrape and wire it over a mock scrape near your stand.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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During a July rally in Butler, Pa., a rooftop gunman clipped Trump in the right ear and killed an attendee.Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 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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Lydia Lucero, 49, lives nearby and said the truck appeared to have been up in the middle of 15th Avenue after slamming into the wall of a corner house.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Topline Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce apologized on Monday for slamming a football fan’s phone into the ground over the weekend, after the fan called his brother a homophobic slur for his relationship with Taylor Swift.Ty Roush, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Box.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/box. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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