shadowbox
Americanverb (used without object)
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to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
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to evade or avoid direct or decisive action.
Etymology
Origin of shadowbox
Example Sentences
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He’s up at 6 a.m. in the summers to shadowbox in the garage, working out two or three times a day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2022
The company assigns a floral design consultant to each keepsake order, who will bring the arrangement to life in a frame, shadowbox, lantern, tabletop cube, dome, pedestal, cloche, trinket box, ornament or potpourri jar.
From Fox News ● Feb. 1, 2022
Today, a shadowbox containing a miniature shirtwaist dress embroidered with the names of the 146 garment workers killed in the fire marks that address.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
Knowing that Mr. Belmondo liked to shadowbox in character, Godard filmed him boxing in front of a mirror as he experimented with his lines: “I’m not much of a looker, but I’m quite a boxer.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2021
To run tomorrow and shadowbox and count out your life in sit-ups?
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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