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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Recent Examples of crib
Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The concept of Moneyball—cribbed from Michael Lewis’s best seller about the cash-strapped and efficiency-obsessed Oakland A’s—has long since permeated pro sports.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Again, in my crib days, my mom played a lot of jazz music for me.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The film’s core theme, that random events shape our fate and everything could have been different, is cribbed from Krzysztof Kieslowski’s Blind Chance (1987).
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
The concept of Moneyball—cribbed from Michael Lewis’s best seller about the cash-strapped and efficiency-obsessed Oakland A’s—has long since permeated pro sports.
—Jordan Sargent, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
Cops found McLeod’s daughter in a crib in the same bedroom where weapons were stored, the complaint alleges.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2025
Again, in my crib days, my mom played a lot of jazz music for me.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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Over the past several decades, these cells have been reproduced millions of times, meaning that today's production does not require additional fetal tissue and does not involve ongoing abortions.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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This ripple effect builds leaders who reproduce leaders.—
Sandra Balogun,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The upload showed their bundle of joy swaddled in the delivery room's bassinet, wearing a pink bow, sharing her name in the caption with a yellow heart emoji.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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There are plenty of other big-ticket items to consider beyond these—cribs! bassinets!—
Nena Farrell,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Folding his six-foot-five-inch frame into a booth at the Restoration Hardware Rooftop restaurant in New York City, Solomon says he’s been busy prepping to film the Summer House reunion the next day.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2025
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Expect live music and dance, cultural contests and shows (hello, lowriders and chihuahuas), some of the city’s finest food vendors (for real), and vendor booths from local artisans.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
Verb
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The Chi Chi Rodriguez was invented by Cassandra Feather, at the Lion’s Share in San Diego.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
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Be touched by playful design decisions that speak volumes about the dedication that goes into inventing products, such as a unique gourmet bubble tea shop and its intricate recipes.—
Laura Manske,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Yet even in this cradle of endemic life, one region stands apart, both for its diversity and its age.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Scientists additionally found at least three planes aboard the ship, including a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber with a bomb still secured in the release cradle.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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So City essentially had three stacks of two — Bernardo and Kovacic at the bottom with Grealish and Lewis in front of them, forming a square or box.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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In the far corner was her kitchen, full of cardboard boxes: tea leaves, bottles, labels, sugar.—
Oliver Whang,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
Verb
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The book’s vivid digital art, collaged from her own photographs and manipulated in Photoshop, helped children connect with science and nature in new ways.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Meaning, that European standards of living or dressing were never truly embraced or replicated but rather adopted and manipulated.—
Tiana Randall,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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