Box and Essence

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Box noun - A covered rectangular container for storing or transporting things.

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Essence and box are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essence" instead a noun "Box".

Nearby Word: boxed

Essence noun - The quality or qualities that make a thing what it is.

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Box and essence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Box" instead a noun "Essence".

similar	similar box	similar essence
specific	specific box	specific essence
original	original box	original essence
real	real box	real essence
Other adjectives: little, yellow, red.

There is also a very literal variant in the Buffy episode "Get It Done", when The Shadow Men try to infuse Buffy with the essence of a demon that they kept sealed in a box.

Source: Sealed Evil In A Can / Live-Action TV
Other times, the receiving contestant gave the correct answer to the last box on the buzzer the ruling in such a case is that if the "essence" of the answer (with "Things Made of Flannel", "flannel" is the essence) came before the buzzer, it's a win.

Source: Series / Pyramid
Similarly, Sheena can call upon the Summon Spirits to aid her, and occasionally does so outside of battle to get certain Plot Coupons, but she'll never do so to help you get past those mandatory box puzzles, even when time is of the essence, or even save lives in certain cutscenes.

Source: Video Game / Tales of Symphonia

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