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.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Her mother came down the stairs with an armload of linens, dragged the old crib out of the unfinished half of the cellar, and took the plastic sheeting off it.
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Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 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.
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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.
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Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
Now the puppy, Oreo, sleeps right next to Jaxson’s crib every night.
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Eliza Shapiro,
New York Times,
8 June 2026
Her mother came down the stairs with an armload of linens, dragged the old crib out of the unfinished half of the cellar, and took the plastic sheeting off it.
—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
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In organisms that reproduce via the union of types—this group also includes yeasts and slime molds—partners are functionally equivalent and the exchange of genetic material is symmetrical, an arrangement called isogamy.
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Under what’s called the sterile insect technique, the government breeds male screwworm flies that can’t reproduce, then releases them into the wild.
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Some parents now keep key items — bottles, burp cloths, diapers, a warmer, and soft lighting — closer to the crib or bassinet so more of the feeding routine can happen in one calm, predictable space.
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the makers of a popular baby bassinet.
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She was convicted of prostitution and keeping a bawdy house, according to the DHS.
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The much-married Stoiber, reputed to have been the Silverton proprietor of a bawdy house, was impossible to get along with.
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Celebrating Black culture, art Diagonal from Smith’s booth, another vendor set up loudspeakers playing R&B music.
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Hartfield faced each new challenge with dedication and humor, from using a bathroom as an audio booth while traveling with Political Reporter Shaun Boyd to a Democratic convention, or conducting an undercover investigative series on massage parlors.
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Folks around the sport weren’t tearing their hair out trying to invent the perfect system to crown a champion.
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Back in 1930, 1930, Pat invented the Philly steak sandwich, combining ribeye with onions on a flat top on an Italian roll.
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Using a non-comparative, cradle-to-gate method that excluded downstream applications and packaging, the study tracked materials from extraction or waste collection to the final textile-ready product, whether PET chips, staple fiber or yarns.
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The portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy.
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Nonetheless, he is made king and often found eschewing his royal duties in favor of visiting brothels or hanging out with those who work for him.
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In an effort to increase business, the upstairs storage room was converted into a brothel.
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In the press box, members of the Ecuadorian media cheered.
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The knit fabric naturally flexes with your feet while square toe boxes offer plenty of room to wiggle your toes.
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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