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Recent Examples of crates
The witness believed the crates contained gold, though their contents could not be confirmed.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The trailer was loaded with crates containing approximately 2,000 pounds of Pink Moon Peaches valued at $8,500, the sheriff's office said.
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Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
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Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Laying the groundwork for a free trade agreement that would remake his nation’s economy, Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari loaned crates of art to the United States in the autumn of 1990.
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Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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
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
An Irvine dog trainer who operated Happy K9 Academy was convicted of killing 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van and lying to the pets’ owners about the deaths, authorities said.
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Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
2 July 2026
The trailer was loaded with crates containing approximately 2,000 pounds of Pink Moon Peaches valued at $8,500, the sheriff's office said.
—
Cecilio Padilla,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Vintage wooden crates have practical uses beyond transporting food, games, and other picnic essentials.
—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
1 July 2026
Laying the groundwork for a free trade agreement that would remake his nation’s economy, Mexican president Carlos Salinas de Gortari loaned crates of art to the United States in the autumn of 1990.
—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Some pests come into the country on livestock and tropical fruit; others hitch rides on shipping crates, wooden pallets, foreign travellers and their pets.
—
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
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
An Irvine dog trainer who operated Happy K9 Academy was convicted of killing 11 dogs by keeping them in small crates in a hot van and lying to the pets’ owners about the deaths, authorities said.
—
Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crates
wrecks
Noun
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Back inside the courtroom, CBS New York reported that prosecutors alleged Bithorn had previously put her children in danger via her alleged alcoholism, including multiple car wrecks.
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Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind.
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“Crates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crates. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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