Box
Box noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the vicious bully delivered a box to the child's ear
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Synonyms for Box
Drubbing and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drubbing" instead a noun "Box".
Nearby Word: boxed
Drubbing
How words are described
| poor | poor box | poor drubbing |
Both words in one sentence
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A couple attempts at a comeback (starring in 2009's My Life in Ruins and writing 2011's Larry Crowne) have resulted in critical drubbing and box office failure (the latter was also a rare misstep for Tom Hanks).
Source: Hollywood Hype Machine - The sequel, Box Office Bust (at which point the franchise isn't in the property of Activision anymore because it didn't print money), has received even further drubbing from critics.
Source: Franchise Zombie - Hardy has never been charitable about Star Trek: Nemesis (as explained in the "Multiple Examples" section), as the film's poor box office performance and critical drubbing stalled out his career for a long time and made him feel suicidal.
Source: Old Shame / Film G To L
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