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Recent Examples of crate
Some pests come into the country on livestock and tropical fruit; others hitch rides on shipping crates, wooden pallets, foreign travellers and their pets.
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Gradually increase the time as your pet gets used to the crate and becomes more comfortable.
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Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
There's no better way to put crates of peaches, plums, and other stone fruit to good use.
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Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
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Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
Merchandise was displayed in or atop packing crates and upended barrels.
—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2026
Gradually increase the time as your pet gets used to the crate and becomes more comfortable.
—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
There's no better way to put crates of peaches, plums, and other stone fruit to good use.
—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crate
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Neither alcohol nor drugs appeared to factor in the fatal wreck.
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Mental health support usually means stop ignoring the conditions that wreck performance.
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When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
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The hulk has made it to the Seaport once — in September 2024 when it was towed to Pier 17 for a Tommy Hilfiger Fashion Week event.
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There are panel beaters, scrap metal sellers, upholsterers.
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It's not recommended to use a carpet vacuum head on hardwoods or laminate, as the beater bar can sometimes damage flooring.
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Just like white vinegar, lemon juice has an acidity that can get rid of dullness affecting your whites.
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Schallau’s specialty is saison, a style of farmhouse ales bursting with complex flavors, such as Bourgeois Daydreams, a pale golden table beer featuring notes of makrut lime leaves and Meyer lemon.
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Two doors down, someone is adding to their sizable collection of jalopies.
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Ringo Starr’s Jeep is parked next to Tommy Lee’s black jalopy.
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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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