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 pup later padded around the apartment, past an open crate and plush toys scattered around the room, while continuing to howl intermittently. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024 The largest room serves as a storage room and, when boxes and crates are shifted to the walls, a dining hall for feast days. Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 Video of the release shows the primate excitedly bursting from his crate to climb the nearest tree. Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024 Then the divers began to find porcelain, more than three hundred and fifty thousand pieces in all, many of them stacked in eerie columns, their wooden crates having rotted away. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crate 
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Noun
  • Cyclists held a memorial ride in Milligan's memory days after the fatal wreck.
    Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Maryland fatal wreck:Police investigating shooting and crash that killed 1, injured 9 Police continue to investigate motive in family's apparent murder-suicide On Thursday, Vainuku said detectives continued to investigate the apparent murder suicide case, the motive remained under investigation.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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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
  • There were literal piles of dead and mangled Russians around the smoldering hulks.
    David Axe, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • The 12-speed mixer boasts 500 watts of power and comes with a bunch of useful accessories, including a flat beater, pouring shield, dough hook, stainless steel bowl and a whisk.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Like the Artisan and Deluxe series listed below, this one has a functional tilt-head design and comes with the three standard mixer attachments: a wire whisk, a flat beater, and a dough hook.
    Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Pear brandy, bourbon, lemon juice, and a tasty homemade thyme simple syrup comes together for a sweet, pretty drink that's perfect for a holiday gathering.
    Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Tie plastic bags filled with orange or lemon peels around the base of the tree.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
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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
  • 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 Dec. 2024.

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