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crate

noun

ˈkrāt

Definition of crate

as in wreck

a dilapidated old automobile he keeps sinking money into that old crate

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Recent Examples of crate During the day, patrons sip beer outside while chatting with friends or searching through crates of music. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 On Saturday, Stanford ran onto the team bus with a crate of beers for her team in hand. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Matthew Denton, a sheriff's deputy in Ohio's Medina County, has a new dog with a new name, Trooper, in a nod to highway patrol officer John Kronander who found the gray and white puppy abandoned in a crate without food or water at a rest area. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 Decorate the front porch by mixing heirloom pumpkins with potted mums, real candles in lanterns, and wood crates for height and variety, the designer suggests. — Kristin Hohenadel, The Spruce, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for crate

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The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian rescuers recovered more bodies from the wreck of a ferry that capsized in the Java Sea two weeks ago, bringing the death toll to 64.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
The Nantucket Current reported that the wreck is likely part of a 19th-century wooden ship that wrecked near Miacomet Beach in 1884.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of wreck

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Water levels on the Danube River, the second longest in Europe, have dropped so low because of drought that the hulks of dozens of World War II German battleships — and even the remains of an ancient woolly mammoth — are emerging into view.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026
In the film, Russell wants a hulk of a man but doesn’t care about money, while Monroe transparently is looking for a man who can fuel her desire for diamonds.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026

Definition of hulk

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The Tigers were upset in the Sweet 16 in March as a buzzer-beater by Duke’s Ashlon Jackson forced LSU’s earliest tournament exit since 2022.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026
Beat on medium speed; the butter will go from chunky to pebbly to sandy, and then the mixture will ball up around the beaters.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of beater

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The design fuses Italian and Japanese accents, from the venetian glass pool (which sits beneath a gold ceiling hand-painted by local artisans) to a terrace planted with lemon and yuzu trees.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
In a small bowl, combine the Dijon, lemon zest, and softened butter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

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