crate

as in wreck
a dilapidated old automobile he keeps sinking money into that old crate

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Recent Examples of crate The video showing everything Webb did to design the perfect crate area for Alvin and Simon has gone viral with over 2.9 million views and more than 259,000 likes on TikTok at the time of writing. Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025 This gave her a clear view of the doggy crate, which housed the family's new foster dog, Chip. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 Cut to an old service elevator with a big, black crate sitting at its center. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025 An Altair was about the size of an apple crate, with no screen, just lights and switches on the front. Monica Nickelsburg, NPR, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crate
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Noun
  • The wreck happened during the eighth flight of the day.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • On or about June 6, the oil tanker Ottawa found the body of assistant steward William Thomas Kerley floating a reported 543 miles from the wreck site.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by the hulks of once-beloved homes.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Like the ghostly hulk of the Titanic below the surface of the sea, Northbrook Court is a quiet and cavernous relic — at the bottom of the retail food chain.
    David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Morant’s game-winning buzzer beater against Miami on April 3 felt like an important moment for him and his teammates.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Attachments include whisk, beater, and dough hook, plus a 6-liter and 5-liter bowl.
    Simon Hill, Wired News, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Babin made a hummingbird cake, inspired by her Southern roots, and Van Tassel made one with Meyer lemons from her garden and a vanilla bean cake decorated with cotton candy.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Cover the surface of the guacamole with a thin layer of lemon or lime juice.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Stan would then state how urgently this jalopy was in need of cleaning, and Sandra might remark dryly how men never change.
    Colm Tóibín, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025

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“Crate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crate. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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