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Recent Examples of crate
The entrance to Valley View Elementary School in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights resembles a food pantry these days, with cabinets filled with cans of food products and plastic crates brimming with children’s clothes.
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Assistant District Attorney Desmond McCallum said in court Thursday that cellphone and Apple Cloud information suggested Dominque had been imprisoned in the bathroom and a dog crate.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The mismatched band of captors can’t agree on anything, and thus cannot act; their captive, bound and sedated and locked in a crate, is a nonentity for much of the movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Assistant District Attorney Desmond McCallum said in court Thursday that cellphone and Apple Cloud information suggested Dominque had been imprisoned in the bathroom and a dog crate.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
Video showed customs officers prying open a crate to find the rock, its surface grey and rugged.
—CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The mismatched band of captors can’t agree on anything, and thus cannot act; their captive, bound and sedated and locked in a crate, is a nonentity for much of the movie.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crate
Noun
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The wreck is in the same area where the founder of the exploration organization died in June 2024.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Only a wreck or oddly conservative run could take them off the medal stand and Shiffrin skied tentatively, leaving the Americans fourth.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Use a broom or vacuum cleaner with the rotating beater bar turned off (suction and stationary brush only).—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
13 Feb. 2026
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In the first round of league play, the Rattlers — playing at home — hit a buzzer-beater to edge the Patriots 60-58.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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If glaze is too thick, whisk in more lemon juice, 1 teaspoon at a time; if glaze is too thin, whisk in more confectioners' sugar.—
Sarah Carey,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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The menu ranges from an $8 Carolina wheat baguette with lemon dill butter to a luxe caviar service.—
Karla Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
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Traffic on Van Buren ranged from new vehicles to old rattling jalopies stuffed with belongings.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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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 25 Feb. 2026.
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