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
Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
He's found them in his son's crib.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 28 May 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
One year later, the same officer accidentally fired his service weapon into a baby’s crib during a probation search but avoided any discipline, the Ding lawsuit said.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
He's found them in his son's crib.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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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.—
Elizabeth Kolbert,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced with AI assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
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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.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the makers of a popular baby bassinet.—
Shanelle Kaul,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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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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The much-married Stoiber, reputed to have been the Silverton proprietor of a bawdy house, was impossible to get along with.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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Celebrating Black culture, art Diagonal from Smith’s booth, another vendor set up loudspeakers playing R&B music.—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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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.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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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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But there is now chatter of other scenarios — some legit, some planted for negotiating purposes, some invented — and that may get louder leading up to draft day.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 June 2026
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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.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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The portrait of America as an imperial power cuts against its self-image as a righteous cradle of democracy.—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 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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An unidentified man wearing blue basketball shorts and a Knicks hat was spotted in a video obtained by ABC News getting down on one knee, pulling out a red box and holding up a ring.—
Kelly McCarthy,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
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About a third of that will be community hangars that can accommodate the largest business jets, while another third comprises box hangars for helicopters, turboprops, and small to midsize aircraft.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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