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Recent Examples of crate
Because of its delicate nature, a special crate has to be built for its transport.
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Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The tale conjures up the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the wood crate containing the Ark of the Covenant is reposited among thousands of similar containers in a US government storage facility.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
The fruit is packed into crates, which weigh about 50 pounds apiece once full.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Food vendors tempted shoppers with crystalline slices of Parmigiano and crates adorned with tiny tortellini shells.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The tale conjures up the closing scene of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the wood crate containing the Ark of the Covenant is reposited among thousands of similar containers in a US government storage facility.
—Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
The fruit is packed into crates, which weigh about 50 pounds apiece once full.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Food vendors tempted shoppers with crystalline slices of Parmigiano and crates adorned with tiny tortellini shells.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crate
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Transfers and car wrecks and injuries and Simeon Cottle — the best player on the team and maybe in Conference USA — being accused of point-shaving.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the wreck, a vehicle hit the Scofield Avenue undercrossing.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 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
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The 350-watt motor made quick work of beating egg whites to a stiff peak, and provided plenty of power to push the beaters through the dense cookie dough without becoming sluggish.—
Mark Marino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
18 Mar. 2026
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Use a silicone spatula to scrape down the sides of the bowl once or twice, and don’t forget to scrape the beaters, too.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Top with dill sprigs and serve with lemon wedges if desired.—
Jesse Szewczyk,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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So the smell of fresh fruit evokes memories of my mom picking lemons and grapefruit and bringing them into the kitchen.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 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 Mar. 2026.
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