crate

Definition of cratenext
as in wreck
a dilapidated old automobile he keeps sinking money into that old crate

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Recent Examples of crate Food vendors tempted shoppers with crystalline slices of Parmigiano and crates adorned with tiny tortellini shells. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026 The other was concealed in a dog crate with a small dog in the living room. Jason Green, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 The storage crates were in the house. James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 This lick mat is designed to help reduce your pup's anxiety and boredom in the crate. Jessica Moore, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crate
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Noun
  • Robert had shown a potential for self-destructive as early as 2015, after a car wreck that then-wife Edith Carradine later alleged had not been an accident.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Schorsch thinks that Fishback has succeeded, at least, in sucking up the oxygen in the campaign, if only in the manner of a car wreck.
    Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Remember the scene in Marvel's The Avengers, when Bruce Banner transformed into the hulk and punched a Chitauri Leviathan in the face, bringing it to a sudden halt?
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Jerome Grand Hotel For 44 years, the empty hulk of the United Verde Hospital loomed above the town like Dr. Frankenstein’s laboratory.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Rose punctuated the end of the quarter with a buzzer-beater layup, making it 31-13 at the end.
    Zach McMahon, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Continue reading … UNDERDOG MAGIC — Boston’s season stays alive with dramatic buzzer-beater to advance to conference title game.
    , FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • For extra stubborn rust, Navarro suggests adding a few drops of lemon juice or white vinegar to boost acidity without damaging the tub’s enamel.
    Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Joy that, in many ways, started with lemons in a classroom in Santa Monica.
    Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Traffic on Van Buren ranged from new vehicles to old rattling jalopies stuffed with belongings.
    Douglas C. Towne, AZCentral.com, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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