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as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
a guy at the bar was raving about how all politicians are basically crooks
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as in curve
something that curves or is curved
carried the baby in the crook of her arm
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as in to hook
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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Recent Examples of crook
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Godard’s Breathless is about a smalltime crook (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who, while on the run for killing a police officer, starts a relationship with an American aspiring journalist (Jean Seberg).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018
Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table?
—Fox News, 2 May 2018
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Noun
His center of gravity is steady, and the ball remains secure in the crook of his arm.
—Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
Godard’s Breathless is about a smalltime crook (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who, while on the run for killing a police officer, starts a relationship with an American aspiring journalist (Jean Seberg).
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
Lines that appear straight on the linens were crooked when scanned into a computer.
—Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018
Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table?
—Fox News, 2 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
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The show portrays Watkins introducing Gein to the story of Ilse Koch, a real-life Holocaust war criminal.—
JR Radcliffe,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But if the exponential curves falter, the bets—which now entangle most of the world’s most valuable companies—might cost a lot more than one company, and threaten the entire economy.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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For those who are more into curves than angles, the Bialetti Moon takes all the functional elements of the moka stovetop espresso maker and subdues them with a rounded stainless steel silhouette.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Jane's chimp imitation was an easy choice to hook the average, even mildly interested, reader.—
Ron Arias,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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Skarsgård was hooked by the logline alone before reading the actual script.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many state and local leaders, including the governor, have argued the bed shortage and overcrowding lead to dangerous offenders being released early from prison, creating risks for the public.—
Penny Weaver,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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According to Bates, there were between 5,000 and 6,000 such offenders in the city.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The series has a hazy, dreamlike quality in which narrative logic bends but emotional coherence holds.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Within moments, a young female grizzly appeared from around a bend, galloping downstream 50 feet away.—
Susan Portnoy,
AFAR Media,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Upstairs, the loft-style rooms are decked out in designer furniture (specifically, Eames and Bertoia chairs), arched French windows, and polished concrete floors.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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Such ambiguity works to the film’s advantage, as Leonberg focuses on Indy’s face and lets audiences project our own feelings onto the cocked head, the questioning expression, his brows arched in either curiosity or concern.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Engage the core to help keep the lower spine curvature neutral and not rounded or slouched.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
7 Oct. 2025
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The screen’s bulk and curvature strain outward to encroach upon viewers, who watch from tiered bleachers enclosed on three sides by a chain-link fence.—
Anne Reeve,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Joe is called to disperse a BLM protest, in a scene akin to a gunfight, Aster center-frames Joe and his deputies walking down Main Street from a low angle.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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The storage cupboard is only knee-high and set at an angle with a latch to prevent it from knocking open on rolling seas.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 11 Oct. 2025.
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