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box

noun as in container, often square or rectangular

verb as in place in square or rectangular container

Strongest matches

verb as in punch competitively

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The two PG-rated movies together could make for a huge Thanksgiving weekend at the box office.

Lionsgate’s “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” came in a distant second at the domestic box office with $9.1 million.

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The IOC ran boxing in Tokyo and Paris while it debated the sport's future at the Games.

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“They’ll get the box steps if we slow it down,” she said.

For the first goal, Liverpool had six players in the six-yard box including goalkeeper Alisson, while the visitors smartly only placed two in there.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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