as in to reproduce
to copy an idea, a piece of writing, etc., from someone else
She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
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as in bassinet
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as in whorehouse
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Recent Examples of crib
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The concept of Moneyball—cribbed from Michael Lewis’s best seller about the cash-strapped and efficiency-obsessed Oakland A’s—has long since permeated pro sports.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In the video, Cora appears standing in her crib near the side table where Crush is sitting.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The film’s core theme, that random events shape our fate and everything could have been different, is cribbed from Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Blind Chance (1987).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The concept of Moneyball—cribbed from Michael Lewis’s best seller about the cash-strapped and efficiency-obsessed Oakland A’s—has long since permeated pro sports.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
Drummond ends up dead, Mark uses his tie, stained with Drummond's blood, to gain access to the room where Gemma has been ordered to disassemble a baby’s crib, and the couple have a tearful reunion and head for the exits.
—Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
In the video, Cora appears standing in her crib near the side table where Crush is sitting.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.—
Sophie Carson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Kinkade’s enormous 1990s-era success, which saw his work reproduced on everything from collectible plates to La-Z-Boy loungers, dovetailed with the period’s culture war against the sexualization of art.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Some airplanes have bassinets, which can be requested but not guaranteed on the day of travel.—
Christine Chung,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Internet users have praised a woman from Florida who bought a bassinet despite not having a baby.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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All sorts of automotive parts and hardware fill the tables at the Shih Yi booth at the WCX 2025 show in downtown Detroit.—
Ed Garsten,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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With a long bar, booths with slate tabletops, metal sculptures and large pieces from local artists such as Ted Moses, Peter Alexander and Laddie John Dill, the restaurant was effortlessly cool.—
Brad Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dire wolves did overlap with early humans at the end of the Ice Age, around 11,500 years ago, but humans had barely invented agriculture at that point, let alone begun building the cities and interstate highways that would encroach upon the natural world.—
Andrea Marks,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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That doesn’t portray a hero, but rather someone so arrogant as to invent his own law and appoint himself its executioner.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Working inside the iconic 52-story-tall Vehicle Assembly Building, ground teams used heavy-duty cranes to first lift the butterscotch orange core stage from its cradle in the VAB's cavernous transfer aisle, the central passageway between the building's four rocket assembly bays.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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Side and stomach sleepers will especially appreciate the side channels that cradle arms, as well as divots that minimize pressure on cheeks and ears.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The city has sued a handful of property owners seeking to label their properties as public nuisances under the state's bawdy house statute.—
Mary Spicuzza,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
31 Oct. 2019
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There was probably at least one bawdy house, but it isn’t mentioned.—
Arthur Hart,
idahostatesman,
7 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Even in the immediate build-up to the goal, Salah, inside the six-yard box, nudged Van Dijk’s header onto the post and Diogo Jota hit the crossbar.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Grab a few of these boxes and put them side-by-side to create a larger privacy fence.—
Christopher Murray,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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It could be manipulated by the therapist or simply placed in the correct position by the individual.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
20 Apr. 2025
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This is not a new accusation and in the past Fauci and the paper authors disagreed with the accusations that the paper was manipulated or had any specific goal.—
Youri Benadjaoud,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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