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as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
a guy at the bar was raving about how all politicians are basically crooks
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as in curve
something that curves or is curved
carried the baby in the crook of her arm
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as in to hook
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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Recent Examples of crook
Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Move Evander Kane By hook or by crook, the Canucks should find a way to unload their commitment to Evander Kane before the trade deadline.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
Over the last decades, people are using smartphones and gadgets and living a working life by the computer with shoulders crooked forward.
—Vogue, 16 May 2019
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Noun
Kate Moss, Anok Yai, and Alex Consani were just three of the many famous names who walked down the runway, holding pretend cigarettes and real bags at the crook of their elbow — just like Paris Hilton, who sat front row next to her sister Nicky, did in the noughties.
—Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2026
Move Evander Kane By hook or by crook, the Canucks should find a way to unload their commitment to Evander Kane before the trade deadline.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
Had the train recently hosted the cast of Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, who insisted on descending head first, arms outstretched, after crooking one knee over the top rung?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
Over the last decades, people are using smartphones and gadgets and living a working life by the computer with shoulders crooked forward.
—Vogue, 16 May 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
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These laws make anyone who’s even a little gender nonconforming an object of suspicion, a potential criminal.—
Darren Rosenblum,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Many people copy cryptocurrency wallet addresses before sending digital currency, and those addresses can be valuable to criminals.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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But surprisingly, the curves and swoops are contentious among experts, and some argue that cursive does not add any real value for students, especially in the age of artificial intelligence.—
Ava Berger,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Everybody realizes there will be a large learning curve, but Vitello has already made a strong impression on his players.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Greer was assessed a hooking minor, an interference major and a game misconduct.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The recent release of the TAG Heuer Carrera Seafarer hooked me immediately (pun intended).—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
16 Mar. 2026
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Last year, the county sued NaphCare for its alleged role in the death of Brandon Yates, who was murdered in the Central Jail in 2024 after being wrongly placed into a cell with a violent offender.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Police said an offender is in custody and a weapon was recovered.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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The variation in barrel sizes adds dimension to the pattern, while the deep wave shape presses a more pronounced bend into the hair, so the style holds its structure without looking stiff or overly uniform.—
Lily Wohlner,
Allure,
18 Mar. 2026
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But don’t fret, lower prices should be around the bend.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sami’s hair and beard were gray, and his thick eyebrows arched over his tired walnut eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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The front of the mouse arches down and spreads wide, suggesting the noggin of the snake it's named after.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
14 Mar. 2026
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For compact surfaces like spheres, researchers showed that the metric and mean curvature uniquely fix the surface.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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This is why time passes at different rates dependent on your elevation on Earth, and why your head (which is farther from the Earth’s center, and in a region of slightly less spacetime curvature) ages faster as compared with your feet.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
12 Mar. 2026
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Meet the experts When Allure tests a product, our editors look at it from every angle in an effort to best serve you.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
22 Mar. 2026
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Experts recommend immediately moving to shaded areas or lower-angle slopes.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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