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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Recent Examples of crib
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
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
That can include checking for possible reasons the child is crying, such as hunger or needing a diaper change; trying out a list of strategies to calm the baby; and designating a spot, such as a crib or playpen, to leave the child for a few minutes while the parent cools off.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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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
Elsewhere in the snippet of the music video, Latto could be seen walking around a white crib and viewing a scrapbook featuring a page with a rattle and dummy and a positive ClearBlue pregnancy test placed on top.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
That can include checking for possible reasons the child is crying, such as hunger or needing a diaper change; trying out a list of strategies to calm the baby; and designating a spot, such as a crib or playpen, to leave the child for a few minutes while the parent cools off.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 June 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Noun
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One photo in the carousel showed a series of polaroids of the newborn sleeping, her proud dad holding up a celebratory bottle of champagne by her bassinet, and Duhamel and Mari posing together.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026
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Her younger sister lives with her, sleeping in a room with Mims’ four children, which is barely large enough to fit the two sets of bunk beds and a bassinet.—
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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The booth attendant handed him a pair of boxes filled to the brim, an apology for the unwitting prank on North Carolina’s new coach, who also happens to be the most accomplished NFL coach of all time and the biggest new face in college football.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Guests can also see the Wicked LEGO sets for sale on the far side from the Convention Center entrance of the LEGO booth, near aisle 2800.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 July 2025
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Remember Bonnie, the adorable five-year-old who inherited Andy’s old toys and, in a stroke of brilliance, invented one of her own by gluing a pair of googly eyes onto a cheap white spork?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
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What’s more, the category didn’t need to be invented from scratch.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Back inside the booth, Wynne places the receiver gently back into its cradle.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Its sheer red sandstone cliffs, carved over millions of years, cradle ancient cliff dwellings and rock art that tell stories of the ancestral Puebloans.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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In an effort to increase business, the upstairs storage room was converted into a brothel.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026
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Kono’s statement acknowledging military coercion of women into front-line brothels paved the way for broader wartime remorse in 1995 and reshaped Japan’s relations with Asian neighbors.—
Mari Yamaguchi,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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In the 53rd minute, France's Michael Olise had the ball in the Senegalese box, was making a great individual run, and seemed to have an opening for a shot.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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Arnautovic achieves a dream There are not many boxes left to tick for Arnautovic to tick, but scoring in the World Cup had eluded the 37-year-old — until now.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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