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Recent Examples of junker
On the central coast of California, car enthusiasts can marvel at the most prestigious and the junkers of the automobile world, all in one weekend.
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Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Down the line, fewer amateur mechanics may be able to spend their weekends tinkering with a junker and bringing it back to its former glory.
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Nina Metz,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
Down the line, fewer amateur mechanics may be able to spend their weekends tinkering with a junker and bringing it back to its former glory.
—
Nina Metz,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for junker
crate
Noun
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Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
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In a previous life, the wooden crate had been used by artist Robert Rauschenberg, widely regarded as the father of assemblage art in the United States, to house and transport his paintings before Basquiat incorporated it into his own work.
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“Junker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junker. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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