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- phrase Alternative form of
out of the box . (especially in attributive use)
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Examples
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Trance has been used to generally cover all fringe and out-of-the-box experiences, from possession to shamanism, divination, spiritualism, mysticism, and psychoanalysis.
The Bushman Way of Tracking God PhD Bradford Keeney 2010
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Plus, more pragmatically, a new NBC programming regime led by Showtime vet Bob Greenblatt is about to plant its flag, and some of the pilots in the fall pipeline sound very promising and ambitious, in the same sort of out-of-the-box way that revived ABC's fortunes back in 2004 the year of Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy.
Ask Matt: Supernatural, USA vs. NBC, Lights Out, Nikita, Criminal Minds and More! 2011
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So, neither has quite the same out-of-the-box functionality as the Chrome extension, but at least there are some options.
Google Reader Full Feed Expands Truncated Feeds With A Keystroke | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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And Stella has dreamed up "Haba Haba" -- an English-and-Swahili ode to her grandma, and one of the most out-of-the-box entries of the year.
Will Adams: Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2011 Song: "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki (VIDEO) Will Adams 2011
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With linear breeding, we'll lose his kind of out-of-the-box, creative, artistic, intuitive breeding.
Floyd Zaiger: 'Pluot' Creator Continues Perfecting Fruit With Meticulous, Low-Tech Breeding Methods AP 2010
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Do this all day, every day, and when you get back home you will not remember much about what happened, unless it is something your brain collects and retains for after-hours rumination, such as a certain set of numbers that do not add up the way a certain corporate agenda team wants them to, and all you can do is reshuffle, reconsider, find an out-of-the-box method to force them into that particularly peculiar submission.
After Hours Jeffrey S. Callico 2012
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One sure fire way for pizza chefs to distinguish their creations is to delight customers' taste buds with out-of-the-box topping combinations.
The Daily Meal: The Most Bizarre Pizza Toppings The Daily Meal 2011
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With linear breeding, we'll lose his kind of out-of-the-box, creative, artistic, intuitive breeding.
Floyd Zaiger: 'Pluot' Creator Continues Perfecting Fruit With Meticulous, Low-Tech Breeding Methods AP 2010
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One sure fire way for pizza chefs to distinguish their creations is to delight customers' taste buds with out-of-the-box topping combinations.
The Daily Meal: The Most Bizarre Pizza Toppings The Daily Meal 2011
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With linear breeding, we'll lose his kind of out-of-the-box, creative, artistic, intuitive breeding.
Floyd Zaiger: 'Pluot' Creator Continues Perfecting Fruit With Meticulous, Low-Tech Breeding Methods AP 2010
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