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Recent Examples of crate
Honolulu authorities say a person attending a party lit a bundle of aerial fireworks, which fell on its side and shot explosives into two crates that contained additional aerials.
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CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Trader, 28, the team’s technician, set up in the garage, which was lined with green ammunition crates left behind by Russian troops.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The five-month-old gorilla was discovered in a crate on a flight from Nigeria and was destined for Bangkok, Thailand.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
After the match, Rhodes and Owens brawled on a production crate, leading to Rhodes spearing Owens through a table.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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CBS News, 6 Jan. 2025
Trader, 28, the team’s technician, set up in the garage, which was lined with green ammunition crates left behind by Russian troops.
—C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
The five-month-old gorilla was discovered in a crate on a flight from Nigeria and was destined for Bangkok, Thailand.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025
After the match, Rhodes and Owens brawled on a production crate, leading to Rhodes spearing Owens through a table.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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President Trump claims to be a president of law and order, but then lets cop beaters and killers walk free.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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The four player positions in the game — keeper, beater, seeker and chaser — can be found at the ends of 17-, 24-, 36- and 48-Across.—
Sam Corbin,
New York Times,
14 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 2 Feb. 2025.
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