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verb

Definition of cribnext
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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noun

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as in bassinet

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as in bawdy house

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as in booth

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Recent Examples of crib
Verb
Many of its principles were cribbed from other sources, like Apple’s terms of service and the UN Declaration of Human Rights. — Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 21 Jan. 2026 But there's something a bit anticlimactic about ending it in that basement, as if the characters never had lives outside the archetypes the show made for them, cribbed from a role-playing game. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noun
Upon driving home from work on the afternoon of Denise's vanishing, her husband Nathan Lee found their children, 2-year-old Noah and 6-month-old Adam, alone in the same crib. — Mason Leath, ABC News, 19 June 2026 Obsolete Bedding Once the baby’s crib is no longer in use or your teen has upgraded from a twin bed to a full or queen, there’s no need to hold onto mattress pads or sheet sets in the outgrown sizes. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for crib
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
  1. reproduce
  2. bassinet
  3. bawdy house
  4. booth
  5. invent
  6. cradle
  7. brothel
  8. box
Verb
  • Females prefer these waters to reproduce, and during the summer male rays have a higher metabolism that drives them to seek out food in the invertebrates along the shore, Lowe said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Ask whether the methodology is published in enough detail to reproduce, and who arbitrates a disputed grade.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of reproduce
Noun
  • At one center in Beijing, Wang Can and her husband relax in a hotel-like suite, admiring their newborn daughter in her bassinet.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026
  • That is why millions of people now sleep with a ring, a watch or a smart bassinet nearby, quietly collecting sleep data all night long.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of bassinet
Noun
  • She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • All of the women working in the bawdy houses are modest and never look lascivious because, Lord knows, that would be horrific.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2025
Definition of bawdy house
Noun
  • Rhodes Pump-Ur-Own gas station Just a small booth with barely enough room for the attendant on shift to squeeze in, a place where customers could buy cigarettes and pay for their gas.
    — Dateline NBC, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In that role, he’s often tapped to join the booth when Dodger games air on ESPN, NBC or Fox.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of booth
Verb
  • With fellow voice actor and Rugrats star Michael Bell, Chartoff invented the Grayway Rotating Drain, which recycles used water from showers and sinks for other household uses.
    — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
  • No American family should have to invent its own aging strategy in the middle of a crisis.
    — Samir Shah, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of invent
Noun
  • The duo — pals from boarding school and later Harvard — wanted to write a movie about Bourdain, but didn’t want a cradle to grave story.
    — Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That motor sits on a double cradle matrix frame made from tubular steel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cradle
Noun
  • At times a speakeasy and a brothel, the bar used to have tunnels under the building that ran to the local courthouse.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
  • Days later, she was taken to a brothel to service up to 30 clients per day.
    — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
Definition of brothel
Noun
  • Instead of slicing and dicing the zucchini, grate it on the large holes of a box grater or the grater attachment of a food processor.
    — Kate Williams, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drop it off in person Regardless of what the Supreme Court decides, states have been working to educate voters about submitting ballots by mail earlier or returning them in drop boxes all year.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
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