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Recent Examples of crates
The fruit is packed into crates, which weigh about 50 pounds apiece once full.
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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
The storage crates were in the house.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s a two-story vaulted window with a view of the hillside, a keyboard, a sofa, crates for when Fleming drives up with his three rescue dogs (Daysy, Erik, and Luchie, two pit mixes and a miniature poodle), and a vintage Mork & Mindy poster on the wall.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Delivered by DrumatiX This San Diego percussion performance group will presents a family-friendly, six-person show that blends tap dance, body percussion and drumming on buckets, boxes, crates, household items, and plastic tubes.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
People hurl wooden crates overboard, tumble off rafts, and frantically don life jackets—sometimes all at once.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Funding through the bill could potentially allow the city of Pasadena to provide supplies like dog crates directly to the aid group, streamlining the response.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Many crates come with dividers to adjust as your puppy grows.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
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
The storage crates were in the house.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
There’s a two-story vaulted window with a view of the hillside, a keyboard, a sofa, crates for when Fleming drives up with his three rescue dogs (Daysy, Erik, and Luchie, two pit mixes and a miniature poodle), and a vintage Mork & Mindy poster on the wall.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
Delivered by DrumatiX This San Diego percussion performance group will presents a family-friendly, six-person show that blends tap dance, body percussion and drumming on buckets, boxes, crates, household items, and plastic tubes.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
People hurl wooden crates overboard, tumble off rafts, and frantically don life jackets—sometimes all at once.
—Kristen Geil, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Funding through the bill could potentially allow the city of Pasadena to provide supplies like dog crates directly to the aid group, streamlining the response.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Many crates come with dividers to adjust as your puppy grows.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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Wendy’s wandering eye wrecks rehearsals.—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
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The wrecks sparked conversations in cities across the metro about how to approach traffic safety improvements overall, not just for e-bike users.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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