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Recent Examples of crates
Eventually, a wharf employee noticed one of the crates was leaking an oily substance.
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Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
The missions’ goal is to collect crates for Hondo, a galactic pirate seen in animatronic form in the queue.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The format of the exhibition, with objects displayed inside shipping crates, is inspired by the golden age of transatlantic travel.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Aerial footage of the fire on Monday showed neighbors springing into action to help one another by loading animals into crates.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Back in 2008, Colorado was the first state in the union to ban gestation crates for sows and veal crates for calves.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
However, the fossils, packed in two wooden crates, went missing during the chaos of World War II.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
TransPak, by the way, manufactures custom shipping packaging, including crates.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
The missions’ goal is to collect crates for Hondo, a galactic pirate seen in animatronic form in the queue.
—Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 May 2026
The format of the exhibition, with objects displayed inside shipping crates, is inspired by the golden age of transatlantic travel.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Aerial footage of the fire on Monday showed neighbors springing into action to help one another by loading animals into crates.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Back in 2008, Colorado was the first state in the union to ban gestation crates for sows and veal crates for calves.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026
Mapperton House, in Dorset, has seemingly endless trunks, plus the storage spaces are all packed with crates, most filled with the belongings of generations past.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
However, the fossils, packed in two wooden crates, went missing during the chaos of World War II.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
TransPak, by the way, manufactures custom shipping packaging, including crates.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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The lumber used to build the castle was essentially driftwood from steamboat wrecks that floated down the river and into Gray's hands.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Rewind through the best moments of 2026 NASCAR All-Star Race at as Denny Hamlin cashes in with the win after several early wrecks.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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