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 bawdy house
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
At first, the couple thought their son was just having a night terror, so Stephanie Thomas — a clinical dietitian at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois — sat next to her son's crib with her hand on his back, trying to calm him down.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
This isn’t about memorizing the job description—largely a meaningless hodgepodge of skills, qualifications and platitudes about work style and culture cribbed from past job descriptions and competitors’ postings.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Its harbor-view rooms are spacious enough to accommodate a crib without feeling cramped, and the staff are remarkably attentive to the needs of young children.
—Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
At first, the couple thought their son was just having a night terror, so Stephanie Thomas — a clinical dietitian at OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois — sat next to her son's crib with her hand on his back, trying to calm him down.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
In fact, no small portion of the Royal Swedish Academy’s technical backgrounder (PDF) released to the media this morning could have been cribbed from this in-depth Spectrum consideration of nearly a quarter-century ago.
—Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
This isn’t about memorizing the job description—largely a meaningless hodgepodge of skills, qualifications and platitudes about work style and culture cribbed from past job descriptions and competitors’ postings.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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At the heart of the dispute was whether teams’ imagery can be used without consent to create unlicensed products when those products use historic artistic images, including those in the public domain, reproduced from vintage school memorabilia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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His main task is identifying a co-packager which could reproduce the biscuit.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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The legs of the bassinet where 6-week-old Sabrina Altidor was found dead can be seen at the top of the photo.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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And babies should only be put to sleep on a firm, flat surface—like a crib or bassinet—without pillows or other products that could suffocate the infant.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 2025
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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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The London gallerist Jay Jopling, who opened a branch of his White Cube gallery in Dosan in 2023, was standing in his booth, discussing tax breaks with a man in a suit.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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Sitting atop a promontory spanning nearly an acre, beyond a gated driveway bolstered by a guard booth, the three-story spec home was completed this year.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The brand that invented the nap dress is offering a sweet discount for the 4th: 20% off select styles, including many that are already on sale.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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Despite the wheel’s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
Noun
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When the handset was resting on the cradle, the line was closed.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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To borrow from Walt Whitman, the Mooch is out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
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Photos from the scene show the felines pressed against the front windshield of the van, with others found in cardboard boxes inside the vehicle.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Gamify discovery: Blind boxes tap into emotion and curiosity, driving repeat purchases.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
Verb
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The legislation was driven by concerns that the Chinese government could manipulate content and access sensitive data from American users.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
30 June 2025
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His attorneys had argued that he was manipulated by Blanchard, a victim of Munchausen by proxy, to kill her mom and should have his charges reduced to second-degree murder, according to The Springfield News-Leader.—
Michael Nied,
People.com,
27 June 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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