Whether a box is big enough is a calculation, not a judgement about whether everything fits when you push.
An overfilled box crushes insulation, strains terminations and traps heat. It closes fine. The cover goes on. Everything in there is being damaged slowly.
The method is what matters. You count systematically -- conductors, then devices, then clamps, then the grounding conductors -- against the actual installation rather than a similar one you remember. Then you compare that against the box. The rules supply the figures; the discipline is counting everything, because the items people forget are exactly the ones that are not conductors.
Check yourself: Everything fits in the box without forcing the cover. Is the box large enough?
Answer: Not established. Count the installation systematically before deciding whether a box is large enough.
Fitting is a physical observation. Box fill is a calculation that includes devices, clamps and grounding conductors, and a box can close comfortably and still be over what the calculation permits.
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