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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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Not mine in the sense that I could keep the “Nip/Tuck” box set forever, but mine in the slightly embarrassing civic sense: I live here.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Tucked into a box canyon and far from the usual machinery of Hollywood, moviegoers spend their days seeing films they may have known little about before arriving and talking about them almost nonstop.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Instead he asked the crowd to join him in singing Happy Birthday to the US superstar, who was sat in a private box, while sparkler-like fireworks erupted in the sky.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

But this year’s complaints recall another era of New York society, when the best seats at the opera were as much about being seen in the box as seeing what was happening onstage.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

I watched them for a moment, and then I ran my fingers over the wood of the box, gently over each one of my family.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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