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as in criminals
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 curves
something that curves or is curved
carried the baby in the crook of her arm
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as in bends
to cause to turn away from a straight line
crooked a finger
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as in trends
to turn away from a straight line or course
the road suddenly crooked to the left
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Recent Examples of crooks
Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Native to the mountainous rainforests of Brazil, Easter lily (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) is an epiphyte, which grows in the crooks of tree branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Starring Dougray Scott, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Keith Allen and Adolescence breakout Amari Bacchus, the BBC’s adaptation is set in the secret school for crooks, where students, or Crooklings, are taught to perfect their skills to do good, bring balance, justice and order to the outside world.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The knife one of the crooks wielded was recovered at the scene and vouchered for evidence, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
But hopes that the punch was a wake-up call to the crooks.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Against Maduro and his crooks, who turn our country into a humanitarian crisis.
—David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The crooks of The Killing have pretty much anticipated everything — but the sheer unpredictability of human nature still destroys them.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
For early summer, there are beets with brown butter and poppy seeds, to dye gemelli a vibrant magenta; as fall approaches, green lentil ragù with roasted cherry tomatoes, to get caught in the crooks of cascatelli.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
The money is then often gone for good into the hands of the crooks.
—Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
Native to the mountainous rainforests of Brazil, Easter lily (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) is an epiphyte, which grows in the crooks of tree branches.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
Starring Dougray Scott, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Keith Allen and Adolescence breakout Amari Bacchus, the BBC’s adaptation is set in the secret school for crooks, where students, or Crooklings, are taught to perfect their skills to do good, bring balance, justice and order to the outside world.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The knife one of the crooks wielded was recovered at the scene and vouchered for evidence, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
But hopes that the punch was a wake-up call to the crooks.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Against Maduro and his crooks, who turn our country into a humanitarian crisis.
—David Unsworth, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The crooks of The Killing have pretty much anticipated everything — but the sheer unpredictability of human nature still destroys them.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
For early summer, there are beets with brown butter and poppy seeds, to dye gemelli a vibrant magenta; as fall approaches, green lentil ragù with roasted cherry tomatoes, to get caught in the crooks of cascatelli.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crooks
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Cyber criminals linked to Iran have accessed FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email account, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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That convenience also gives criminals a perfect disguise.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Mar. 2026
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Astrophysicist inspired by the Torah Vera Rubin, an astronomer whose observations of galaxy rotation curves in the 1970s provided the first robust evidence for dark matter’s existence, embraced her Jewish faith as a guide to understanding her role in the universe.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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That carries across to the exterior, where aggressive styling has been eschewed in favor of long, horizontal lines and subtle curves.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Mar. 2026
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If all goes well, the Orion capsule will pass within about 4,100 miles of the moon on April 6, giving the astronauts an unprecedented view of the lunar far side as the moon's gravity bends the spacecraft's trajectory back toward Earth.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Enter the 2026 Chevrolet Trax, a compact crossover that bends the needle toward sanity and affordability.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Beyond Tuesday, the forecast trends much warmer and remains unsettled.—
Cutter Martin,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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When tensions are high or people are gloomy, the Dow tends to drop; when people sing a more positive tune, the Dow trends upward.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Holmes qualified for the reduced term under a 2023 rule change allowing first-time offenders to do less time for some non-violent crimes, according to an order issued Thursday by the federal judge who sentenced her in 2022 for defrauding investors in her blood-testing startup.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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And many Democrats see it as an effort to curb more liberal prosecutors who have embraced restorative justice policies, including steering nonviolent offenders away from prison sentences or taking more lax approaches to drug offenses.—
Riley Bunch,
AJC.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Its outstanding appeal, grandish curvatures and extraordinary interior design are just the norm for the upscale interior brand.—
Marc D. Grasso,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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Posture Changes Spine curvatures can make standing up straight difficult, causing lower right back pain.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The cat who reaches through the kennel bars and hooks a paw around your finger.—
Cathy M. Rosenthal,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Confrontational immigration sweeps in Los Angeles, Chicago and other cities where mayors and governors fought him in federal court.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even as change sweeps through Austin, many SXSW spots felt timeless — like the big public concerts at Lady Bird Lake, or the Red River venue Cheer Up Charlies, with its outdoor stage framed by a 30-foot-high limestone embankment, creating a cave-band vibe.—
Thor Christensen,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Crooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crooks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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