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
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Graco Sasha 5-in-1 convertible crib: on sale for $269.99
Original price: $299.99
Get a crib that grows with your baby.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Feb. 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
Both have decided he should be thrown out of the family home, into cousin Mateo’s (Darius R. Autry) crib.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Mar. 2025
Graco Sasha 5-in-1 convertible crib: on sale for $269.99
Original price: $299.99
Get a crib that grows with your baby.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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Of those, 15 were meant to reproduce extinct dire wolf gene variants.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
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This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.—
Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
7 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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The toddler seat can be transformed into a bassinet.—
Nora Colomer,
Fox News,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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In different areas of the booth, visitors will be invited to immerse themselves in the story of the Reverso, through a variety of hands-on experiences, and to discover the new timepieces.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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From her kitchen table and restaurant booth to the barn outside her window in Minnesota, Yeh has a lot to work with and makes every effort to keep waste to a minimum.—
Kristin L. Wolfe,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In 1973, Bob Metcalfe and David Boggs invented Ethernet and implemented the first local-area network or LAN at Xerox Parc.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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These three teams invented the Tables, Ladders, & Chairs matches, which are now considered classic wrestling moments.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 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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Household Essentials Handwoven Tray $34 $24 at Amazon Coffee table must-haves like remotes or tissue boxes don’t always look the most aesthetically pleasing, but a tray can keep these items neat and in place with a stylish touch.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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Biographers have often portrayed af Klint as the lone artistic force behind her work, but Almqvist, who found Cassel’s notebooks in an unmarked box, has another perspective.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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While Ticketmaster denies using surge pricing or dynamic algorithms to manipulate prices, fans like Jessica Chou question if their early participation in presales might be contributing to higher initial costs.—
Caché McClay,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Decades earlier, Loftus had demonstrated that people’s memories of visual details could be manipulated by posing questions that contained misinformation.—
Bernice Andrews,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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