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Recent Examples of crates
There’s a parallel universe where possibly one of the greatest songs of all time, and definitely the best song ever written about the boys being back in town, was squandered off into the abyss of record-store crates and never given a chance to shine.
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Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Objects donated by people incarcerated at Amache are on display at the Amache Museum in Granada, including suitcases, tea crates and clothing.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
In a move aimed at reimagining how global supply chains track everything from crates of produce to fleet vehicles, Wiliot and Velociti formed a strategic partnership today.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
In the 1850s, company managers were alarmed to find out shipping workers were opening crates and marking P&G containers with stars to help coworkers who couldn’t read.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
People burned crates in the middle of the road after the market closed; soldiers stripped metal fixtures from the unoccupied institute next door; everyone lined up for the water truck, which drove up around noon.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Built into the mountainsides, thousands of Coca-Cola crates serve as durable pavers helping hikers navigate the wet terrain and lush foliage that, in some places, closes in on either side.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Pictures of the stand filed in court by the city show a hodgepodge of food ingredients, spices, cooking oils, pots, crates, and propane tanks powering a campfire stove.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2026
Objects donated by people incarcerated at Amache are on display at the Amache Museum in Granada, including suitcases, tea crates and clothing.
—Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
In a move aimed at reimagining how global supply chains track everything from crates of produce to fleet vehicles, Wiliot and Velociti formed a strategic partnership today.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Apr. 2026
In the 1850s, company managers were alarmed to find out shipping workers were opening crates and marking P&G containers with stars to help coworkers who couldn’t read.
—Alexander Coolidge, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
That’s because plastic caps, crates, snack bags and containers are becoming more difficult to procure.
—Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
People burned crates in the middle of the road after the market closed; soldiers stripped metal fixtures from the unoccupied institute next door; everyone lined up for the water truck, which drove up around noon.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Built into the mountainsides, thousands of Coca-Cola crates serve as durable pavers helping hikers navigate the wet terrain and lush foliage that, in some places, closes in on either side.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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The researchers did not have archaeological documentation of most of the wrecks before the project.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The crashes unfolded in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, specifically near Loveland Ski Area, and followed a chaotic morning that saw six separate wrecks, mostly along the same highway, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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