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Recent Examples of crate
To get the shot, Corbet put the camera in an aluminum crate and sent it surfing through the crowd, with crew members dressed as extras.
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Ross’ outside-of-the-box ingenuity also fueled a project by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans that found Ross shipping himself in a freighter crate that journeyed from Rhode Island to Alabama.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Contents vary by age, but each crate contains a hands-on STEM project with easy-to-follow instructions, bonus challenges, and access to extra digital content.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
The miniature dachshund, named Bagel, was filmed wandering around the house confidently with an empty carton of milk, before taking it to chew in his crate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Ross’ outside-of-the-box ingenuity also fueled a project by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans that found Ross shipping himself in a freighter crate that journeyed from Rhode Island to Alabama.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Contents vary by age, but each crate contains a hands-on STEM project with easy-to-follow instructions, bonus challenges, and access to extra digital content.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
The miniature dachshund, named Bagel, was filmed wandering around the house confidently with an empty carton of milk, before taking it to chew in his crate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crate
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In Huntersville, a person pinned in a car in one of three wrecks within minutes of each other was hospitalized with serious injuries, firefighters said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2025
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More recently, changes along the coastline—including coastal construction and shifting sea currents—made the wreck site more vulnerable.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Kadyrov’s fighters were instrumental in the final assault on Donetsk Airport in January, having fought for months to capture the wrecked hulk of buildings that once made up the passenger terminals.—
Nicholas Waller,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2015
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There were literal piles of dead and mangled Russians around the smoldering hulks.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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Apologies go to Zion Williamson’s 360 dunk and Trae Young’s half-court buzzer beater for missing the GIF cut.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
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Suggs helped Gonzaga advance to the NCAA tournament championship by defeating UCLA with a game-winning buzzer beater in overtime.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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Unlike their regular apple cider vinegar, this organic product contains a few extra ingredients: honey, cayenne pepper, and lemon juice concentrate.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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An intelligent and lavishly appointed structure that delays its obsolescence by being liked, or loved, will be less wasteful than a lemon.—
Ian Parker,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Golf carts resemble the Joad’s family jalopy in the film classic, The Grapes of Wrath, packed to the hilt with jumbo, floating water mats, some 20 feet in length, colossal floats better suited for the Macy’s Day Parade, and the largest sand robber of them all, the canvas beach cabana.—
Steve Cambria,
Hartford Courant,
4 Aug. 2024
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Do your annoying neighbors constantly park their old jalopy in front of your home?—
Haadiza Ogwude,
The Enquirer,
30 July 2024
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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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