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Recent Examples of crates
Perhaps more unusually, Biden was given a sterling silver train set worth $7,750 from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and a road bike and two crates of dates worth $7,089 from United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
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Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
LimX Dynamics released this week a video showing 18 of its full-size Oli humanoid robots autonomously emerging from shipping crates, standing up, walking in formation, and performing a coordinated routine without human intervention.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Last year’s event included standout performances from artists such as Cut Chemist, along with appearances by producers and DJs digging through crates on the show floor.
—Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Officials say truckloads of antiquities were driven from the capital in 2023 — RSF members filmed themselves opening crates of mummified remains — and estimate total losses at $110 million.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
What do a nopal (a prickly pear cactus) a bicycle stand, crates, a wooden bench, a plastic table and worn knives have in common?
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
His five-acre farm once produced dozens of crates of oranges every year, but the water crisis left him struggling financially, and he was forced to sell.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
There were literally chickens in the kitchen, and crates of beer stacked up everywhere, and the bedding was horrible.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Petco is also offering up to up to $100 off two-door wire crates, 30% off select Science Diet pet food and a buy one, get one free on Tidy Cats litter.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025
Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2026
LimX Dynamics released this week a video showing 18 of its full-size Oli humanoid robots autonomously emerging from shipping crates, standing up, walking in formation, and performing a coordinated routine without human intervention.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Jan. 2026
Last year’s event included standout performances from artists such as Cut Chemist, along with appearances by producers and DJs digging through crates on the show floor.
—Holly Alvarado, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Officials say truckloads of antiquities were driven from the capital in 2023 — RSF members filmed themselves opening crates of mummified remains — and estimate total losses at $110 million.
—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
What do a nopal (a prickly pear cactus) a bicycle stand, crates, a wooden bench, a plastic table and worn knives have in common?
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
His five-acre farm once produced dozens of crates of oranges every year, but the water crisis left him struggling financially, and he was forced to sell.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
There were literally chickens in the kitchen, and crates of beer stacked up everywhere, and the bedding was horrible.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Petco is also offering up to up to $100 off two-door wire crates, 30% off select Science Diet pet food and a buy one, get one free on Tidy Cats litter.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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Medic has responded to 33 wrecks since midnight, including a collision at Arrowood Road and Whitehall Executive Park Drive that hospitalized two people with life-threatening injuries.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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No deaths were reported in the wrecks, but six deaths inside the five boroughs were blamed on the ice-cold weather that arrived shortly before the snow.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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