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Recent Examples of hatbox
Cords dangle uncovered from teensy lamps, pens live in a vintage-looking tomato can, and there’s a random magic 8 ball next to the huge hatbox for the huge hat.
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Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Other new additions include Venus et Fleur’s Gardenia Magnifica blooms that hail from Japan and are designed to last a year; the Toile de Joie hatbox; the L’Atelier Vert Candle and more.
—Charlie Carballo, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
The vibe of the look is business class Barbie—thanks to the hatbox, vintage checks and timeless pumps, Margot looks as polished as cabin crew in the golden age of air travel.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 June 2023
Stephen and Elizabeth burst in carrying a hatbox with the trilby in it.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
Cruising bars ensues as does the potpourri of a severed head in a hatbox, a bitter ex-girlfriend, a mystery briefcase and an evil senator.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022
Lara Jean is a 16-year-old high schooler who’s kept love letters to various romantic interests in a hatbox.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2020
Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 12 June 2025
Other new additions include Venus et Fleur’s Gardenia Magnifica blooms that hail from Japan and are designed to last a year; the Toile de Joie hatbox; the L’Atelier Vert Candle and more.
—Charlie Carballo, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.
—Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
The ghost was intended to be an opening day character whose head disappeared before guests’ eyes then reappeared in a hatbox in his hand.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
The vibe of the look is business class Barbie—thanks to the hatbox, vintage checks and timeless pumps, Margot looks as polished as cabin crew in the golden age of air travel.
—Emma Spedding, Vogue, 28 June 2023
Stephen and Elizabeth burst in carrying a hatbox with the trilby in it.
—Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2023
Cruising bars ensues as does the potpourri of a severed head in a hatbox, a bitter ex-girlfriend, a mystery briefcase and an evil senator.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Apr. 2022
Lara Jean is a 16-year-old high schooler who’s kept love letters to various romantic interests in a hatbox.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hatbox
Noun
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The Pinnacle's importance to emerging, independent-minded, hard-touring country acts To the untrained eye, The Pinnacle is a raw bandbox that feels like a split-level airplane hangar where superstars play pop music.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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As for the transplanted Tucker, playing home games at Wrigley Field, a notorious bandbox, should help raise his value.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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One snuffbox had been a present for George V on his 55th birthday in 1920 while the other featured 3,000 diamonds and was bought by Queen Mary in 1932 for £1,000, the equivalent in modern money of around $75,000 according to the Bank of England's inflation calculator.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
2 Dec. 2024
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The snuffbox is the most widespread of the Epioblasma genus of mussels.—
Jennifer Dixon,
Detroit Free Press,
15 Aug. 2024
Noun
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Whether via the neutral-toned guest rooms or the speakeasy-style Punch Room (a jewel box bar with wood paneling and a fireplace), the hotel stays true to its Edition DNA.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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Particularly lovely is the jewel box bar, done up in a vibrant green that evokes snap peas and leafy trees on a summer morning.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Birkin was struggling to cram her wicker bag in the overhead compartment when its contents spilt on Dumas.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The cavernous main compartment made packing straightforward, especially with the help of packing cubes, and its slim internal zippered pocket kept essentials like a phone, wallet, and headphones organized.—
Talia Ergas,
Travel + Leisure,
22 July 2025
Noun
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This Fall may be the final nail in the coffin, however.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The biggest revelation in both movies is that throughout the war Lucas had heroin shipped to the U.S. from Vietnam in coffins containing dead soldiers.—
Steve Bloom,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Another was recovered from a garbage heap outside RKO’s old prop vault and sold at a 1982 Sotheby’s auction, where Steven Spielberg bought it for $60,500.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 July 2025
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The company says that its first $1M GPU vault is backed by NVIDIA H200s, running live AI workloads from vetted enterprise clients.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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In June 2025, the caisson program restarted following an $18 million overhaul by the Army.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
9 July 2025
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Melton brought Truman and the caisson team through the gate into the shade of oak trees that tower over row upon row of white marble tombstones.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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“Hatbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hatbox. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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