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Recent Examples of crook
Noun
Historians speculate that the first golfer was likely a shepherd who grew bored with his work one day, swung his crook and made contact with a rock that went flying. Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025 Hours later, the crooks let themselves into the victim’s home, and walked off with about $6,000 worth of clothes — and two French bulldogs, cops said. Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 6 June 2025
Verb
Lines that appear straight on the linens were crooked when scanned into a computer. Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018 Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table? Fox News, 2 May 2018 See All Example Sentences for crook
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
  • But with this bill, Republicans are laying the groundwork to gut safeguards that stopped criminals from getting these deadly weapons.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Recently, however, the technology has been used by criminals for purposes of sextortion.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Where the opportunities lie The front and the belly of the curve remain the most attractive, said Rieder, who is also the portfolio manager of iShares Flexible Income Active ETF (BINC) .
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • The rigidity or inflexibility of the curve directly influences the complexity of the surgery, with more rigid curves often requiring more extensive osteotomy bone cuts to achieve proper alignment.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Florida recently banned kids under 14 from having social media accounts entirely, while other states have targeted specific features such as endless scrolling or push notifications designed to keep kids hooked.
    Meg Leta Jones, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
  • Flamengo had a great chance to take the lead at the start of the second half when Gonzalo Plata couldn’t hook the ball in from close-range.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • The visitor center offers an overview of the rock art; the park managers don’t disclose the rock-art locations because the works are prone to erosion, but a web of hiking trails in the park introduces the stone overhangs and river bends that might once have provided refuge.
    Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 26 June 2025
  • On the walk back to the observatory, our group reached a familiar bend in the path.
    Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • Give them a container with room to grow, and the arching stems will eventually reach 18 inches in height.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The national park is characterized by gently rising hills with low-growing vegetation, as well as forested areas where stone bridges arch over small rivers.
    Mike Nolan, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • The way this phase accumulates over a looping path is called the Berry curvature, referencing the curved shape that the arrow is secretly traversing.
    Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 6 June 2025
  • When ordinary matter or light rides this curvature, its motion is impacted.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The miter angle range reaches up to 52 degrees and the bevel range goes up to 45 degrees.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
  • In July, the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, bringing longer days and higher sun angles that lead to more direct sunlight — all of which produce summer-like heat.
    Tyler Ory, CNN Money, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • This in turn can decrease the amount of inflammation in your body.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
  • That, in turn, will trigger a future automatic benefit cut of 24% to all recipients, the centrist think tank projects.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 5 July 2025

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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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