as in tidy
being clean and in good order
a small bandbox bed-and-breakfast decorated with taste and charm
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Recent Examples of bandbox
Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Ron was artistic from a young age, drawing houses, barns and windmills — and in one instance Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, showing a baseball leaving that beloved little bandbox.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
More than a half-century into their tussles, on and off the ice, the Bruins and Penguins meet again on Monday afternoon for the NHL’s Winter Classic, this time in that lyric little bandbox of a hockey rink that is Fenway Park.
—Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
Go one way to the city’s showpiece harbor, the other to its bandbox of a baseball park.
—Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2022
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Noun
The combination of lights and music over at the lyric little bandbox of a ballpark gives the 111-year-old joint the feel of a Vegas casino when someone’s rung up a slot machine for a cool million.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
Ron was artistic from a young age, drawing houses, barns and windmills — and in one instance Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, showing a baseball leaving that beloved little bandbox.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
More than a half-century into their tussles, on and off the ice, the Bruins and Penguins meet again on Monday afternoon for the NHL’s Winter Classic, this time in that lyric little bandbox of a hockey rink that is Fenway Park.
—Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Jan. 2023
Go one way to the city’s showpiece harbor, the other to its bandbox of a baseball park.
—Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandbox
Adjective
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This aversion to water can also be justified by their love of a tidy coat, which water can easily dishevel.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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On the floor is a hatbox from a hat shop in London.—
Sloane Crosley,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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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
Adjective
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Within seconds, the door was opened by a faceless robot dressed in a beige bodysuit that clung tight to its trim waist and long legs.—
Cade Metz,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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Generous interior space allows tall adults to stretch out in the rear while a large boot, which varies depending on trim level, swallows luggage and prams with ease.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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
Adjective
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The three-piece suits that fill his closet are all perfectly neat and folded like an untouched rack at Brooks Brothers.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2025
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There’s something quite neat about chasing a 100th title and a 25th slam.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The feel is of both the jewelry and the jewel box, all in one.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Soaring walls of windows make the home feel like a veritable jewel box that frames cinematic views of the mountain landscape.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The handsome piece offers an adjustable shelf plus a flip-down compartment for easy-to-access media components.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
8 Apr. 2025
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There’s no real spot for shoes, and personal items must be tucked into narrow compartments.—
Scott Campbell,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Bandbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandbox. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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