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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
Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Or the fact that all cops may not be crooks.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
This is the best approach for stars whose characters have crooked, chipped or missing teeth.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Per the logline, in Season 2 the Dars are drowning in dirty cash and Philly’s sketchiest crooks are circling.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 May 2026
Or the fact that all cops may not be crooks.
—Literary Hub, 6 May 2026
Verb
The Charlotte Observer dived into the crowd, lifted our arms to reach faces and crooked our necks to chat with the crowd.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025
This is the best approach for stars whose characters have crooked, chipped or missing teeth.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
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The bigger issue is that many systems still rely on information criminals may already have, such as birthdays, addresses and partial Social Security numbers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Iowa Republicans responded by branding Roberts a criminal and calling for an investigation of the district’s hiring practices.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Some smile, and some pensively stare over the curve of the David Geffen Galleries.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Ananya told Hannah to slow down before the curve.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
Verb
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Pueblo South coach Kevin Ortiz came out to Pueblo County’s graduation, according to Eades, and hooked the Hornets up with his team’s equipment.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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The thing that hooked me on Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed was the tuna can.—
Erin Qualey,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
Noun
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California Highway Patrol officers are assigned to the Express Lanes and those toll roads and can certainly see expired tags and choose to pull over offenders.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
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Davis was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and possession of a weapon by a previous offender.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Courtesy of Moreland Properties Taken together, scarcity, lifestyle, architectural ambition and a growing class of wealthy buyers make Lake Austin’s new pricing watermark feel less like a surprise than an inevitable bend.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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On this timeless island, history (and perhaps a dragon) lurked around every bend.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Iceland emerged much later when a plume of unusually hot mantle rock arched the ridge up above the gathering waves.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
26 May 2026
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The grounds include rolling lawns, mature gardens, and a charming stone bridge arching over a branch of the Hackensack River.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Gravity arises from this warping, meaning the larger the mass, the greater the curvature of spacetime and the stronger the gravitational influence.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Keratoconus often causes high degrees of irregular astigmatism, which is an imperfection in the curvature of the cornea that leads to blurry vision.—
Neelam Patadia,
The Conversation,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Narrow rock passages dropped at steep angles into flooded sections of opaque, silty water that Richards compared to coffee.—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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Richards, who wanted another umpire to make a ruling with a better angle, said the officials told him Pena did not keep possession.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 May 2026
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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