uncrated; uncrating
: to remove from a crate or case
A modern, climate-controlled environment will allow thousands of intriguing … artifacts that have long been stored away to be uncrated and displayed …—
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There was still one painting uncrated, having been held up in Brazil — where a painting in a Gertrude Stein show had been held up a few years ago — and just arrived that afternoon.
—Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
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Leah Garchik, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
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“Uncrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncrate. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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