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Recent Examples of crates
That’s when Sanchez and 15-year-old cousin Diego Hernandez left Nipomo, off the Central Coast, with 60 crates of berries loaded onto a 2017 Ford Transit 150 Van with 290,000 miles on the odometer.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Look for wooden crates, Melvin suggests.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Shipping, custom crates, local transport, installation crews, lighting, insurance, and public relations all add to the total.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Gestation crates confine breeding sows, animals that can weigh over 500 pounds, to a space roughly the size of a refrigerator box for most of their lives.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Save some cash and build your own using a couple of crates.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
In five different sizes, these crates are stackable for whatever level of clearance your bed frame allows.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Start the morning early at Porto Vecchio, where fishermen unload the day’s catch straight from their boats and lay it out on crates and small stands along the harbor.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Look for wooden crates, Melvin suggests.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
Shipping, custom crates, local transport, installation crews, lighting, insurance, and public relations all add to the total.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Gestation crates confine breeding sows, animals that can weigh over 500 pounds, to a space roughly the size of a refrigerator box for most of their lives.
—Jesse Plunkett, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2026
On a hill wreathed in mist above the dark sea that runs between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, Ward and others crossed rugged farmland late on Tuesday night, carrying seven crates in silence by dim red torchlight.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Save some cash and build your own using a couple of crates.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 28 Apr. 2026
In five different sizes, these crates are stackable for whatever level of clearance your bed frame allows.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 28 Apr. 2026
Start the morning early at Porto Vecchio, where fishermen unload the day’s catch straight from their boats and lay it out on crates and small stands along the harbor.
—Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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McNeal’s unit handles patients who are coming out of surgery or have trauma from car wrecks or falls.—
Laura Berrios,
AJC.com,
7 May 2026
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Tesla is recalling over 218,000 vehicles because when drivers reverse, the rearview camera image may lag, potentially causing wrecks and injuries, according to a notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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