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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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Recent Examples of cribbed
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cribbed
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According to the graphic on the Optoma UHZ58LV's product page (reproduced below), one laser takes care of the red color spectrum while the other beams out blue, green and yellow.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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Climate Central released a new version of the database yesterday, reproduced in full with new data collected since the project was scuttled.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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The paper also has covered allegations that IU President Pamela Whitten plagiarized parts of her dissertation, with the most recent story running in September.—
Todd Richmond,
Twin Cities,
17 Oct. 2025
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Missy's brooding brother Cliff (Bradford) homes in on Torrance as a potential love connection, while Torrance leads the Toros to a stunning defeat at the hands of the East Compton Clovers after it's revealed that Big Red plagiarized the routine charted out by their impeccable captain Isis (Union).—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Sep. 2025
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The market does not sell canned or processed foods, its website notes.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The company, which has locations in Grand Haven and Grand Rapids, makes a variety of vodkas, whiskeys and brandies, liqueurs and canned cocktails.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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This crowd pleaser, invented by bartender Sam Ross in 2008, gets its charm from two different bittersweet Italian liqueurs, even though the resulting cocktail is neither particularly bitter nor sweet.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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There’s no way Romy and Michele could have lied about having invented Post-its in 2025.—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
24 Oct. 2025
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Most biopics about musicians are pastiche, formulaic, and even when highly entertaining, end up being less informative than a Wikipedia entry.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, structured equity entails hammering out a capital solution specific to each company; there is no formulaic approach.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Since Ellison’s takeover of Paramount, the company has raised eyebrows for seeming to appease conservative audiences, particularly with CBS News anointing Weiss, who forged her brand as a columnist arguing against progressive politics.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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Butera first forged a career as a player, where he was selected by the Rays in the 35th round of the 2015 MLB Draft, but quickly made the switch to coaching.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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In sales, trust is currency, and nothing burns trust faster than sounding unoriginal, lazy or shady.—
Don Markland,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Meta said unoriginal content is when images or videos are reused without crediting the original creator.—
Zach Vallese,
CNBC,
14 July 2025
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Even among some voters who were sincerely uncomfortable with Mamdani’s past rhetoric, many rationalized that an authentic Democrat with a pulse was still better than someone who might be manipulated from afar.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Experts said those markets are at risk of being manipulated by foreign influence.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Cribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribbed. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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