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
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Car seats have expiration dates, and crib safety regulations are constantly changing.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The Genesis name was introduced in 2003 as a luxury concept vehicle for parent company Hyundai and then the moniker was cribbed for the Hyundai Genesis model in 2008.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Portability Most mobiles are designed to attach to the side of the crib.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
Car seats have expiration dates, and crib safety regulations are constantly changing.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
The bank cribbed from a playbook established by AmEx by bundling perks around travel and dining, and later opened its own network of luxurious airport lounges.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 17 June 2025
The Genesis name was introduced in 2003 as a luxury concept vehicle for parent company Hyundai and then the moniker was cribbed for the Hyundai Genesis model in 2008.
—Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Still cannot reproduce the issue.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The man then places the blanket in the baby's bassinet and leaves another one on Jax's bed, even letting the animal sniff Hogan's labor gown.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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With a bassinet in one hand and a suitcase in the other, Birkin left her marital home and moved in with her parents.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 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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Welcome to Derry and Dove will bring an immersive photo and video booth experience to celebrate Black women.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Anderson organized everything happening behind the scenes, spending the shows in the producer booth watching the show alongside the audience.—
Sophia Arndt,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Did Sir Hans Sloane really invent chocolate milk?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Not to mention it's said to be the birthplace of the tequila sunrise, invented by bartender Gene Sulit in the 1930s.—
Michael Salerno,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The university known as the cradle of astronauts will soon send a few more folks to the final frontier.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Finally, one of the tall cranes lifted the boat out of the water, high into the air, and carefully swung it over and down onto the team’s boat cradle, on shore.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Contrary to the previous examples, Palace are using a blocker outside the six-yard box to enable a centre-back’s run — Wharton’s role (red) in this routine is to create space for Guehi’s run by blocking Diouf.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The Lillian checked both boxes and had an appealing price point—a boon for someone who had just spent a bunch on the move.—
Lauren Arzbaecher,
Architectural Digest,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The twilight of empire was also a time of conspiracy theories about international Jewish cabals, said to manipulate power through money and shadowy networks in order to rule the world.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Wood said that the Google is manipulating the market in a way that is antithetical to free market competition.—
Michael Liedtke,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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