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crate

[kreyt] / kreɪt /
NOUN
wooden container
Synonyms


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It is important and inspirational and hopefully encourages others to pick up their pens or head off to do some crate digging or other cultural archeology.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Then, his father pulled a milk crate up to a hedge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Going to many booths feels more like crate diving at an overpacked record store than anything representing an art-viewing experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

It arrived aboard a specially chartered plane but was not removed from its large wooden crate marked "fragile".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

On the opposite side of the cellar, a wooden crate shielded a bowl full of challah dough from the brunt of the river’s chill.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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