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box

[boks] / bɒks /


VERB
place in square or rectangular container
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK




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It now sells its Connect 4 game in a sleeve rather than a box.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

He pauses before concluding: "The rest of the world may have a completely different opinion to the US box office figure, which I'm pretty certain will be the case actually."

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Once studios couldn’t count on a second bump of revenue beyond the box office, they began selecting safer films based on pre-existing properties that were guaranteed to get people into movie theaters.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

Universal Pictures and Illumination’s “Minions & Monsters” came in second at the domestic box office this weekend with $20.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

His long black hair swirls around him; his toned but rail-thin arms are a blur as he smacks drumsticks on a box of fish tackle, Dad’s lawn mower, and the snowshoes I never finished making.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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