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
Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Unlike the other contestants, she’s not dressed up in a tuxedo or sitting at a table to eat expensive-looking food — she’s being bottle-fed in her crib.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
In fact, no small portion of the Royal Swedish Academy’s technical backgrounder (PDF) released to the media this morning could have been cribbed from this in-depth Spectrum consideration of nearly a quarter-century ago.
—Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
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Verb
Footage from baby monitor showing 2-year-old boy sitting up in his crib.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Unlike the other contestants, she’s not dressed up in a tuxedo or sitting at a table to eat expensive-looking food — she’s being bottle-fed in her crib.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Noun
Tommy pulls up to the behemoth and explains the petro facts of life in a speech that could have been cribbed from the American Petroleum Institute’s website.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
In fact, no small portion of the Royal Swedish Academy’s technical backgrounder (PDF) released to the media this morning could have been cribbed from this in-depth Spectrum consideration of nearly a quarter-century ago.
—Tekla S. Perry, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
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Verb
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This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But even then, a suboptimal sperm count doesn’t necessarily mean an inability to reproduce.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
Noun
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The legs of the bassinet where 6-week-old Sabrina Altidor was found dead can be seen at the top of the photo.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
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And babies should only be put to sleep on a firm, flat surface—like a crib or bassinet—without pillows or other products that could suffocate the infant.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
28 Apr. 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
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The London gallerist Jay Jopling, who opened a branch of his White Cube gallery in Dosan in 2023, was standing in his booth, discussing tax breaks with a man in a suit.—
Thessaly La Force,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2025
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Sitting atop a promontory spanning nearly an acre, beyond a gated driveway bolstered by a guard booth, the three-story spec home was completed this year.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 July 2025
Verb
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The brand that invented the nap dress is offering a sweet discount for the 4th: 20% off select styles, including many that are already on sale.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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Despite the wheel’s immeasurable impact, no one is certain as to who invented it, or when and where it was first conceived.—
Kai James,
JSTOR Daily,
3 July 2025
Noun
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When the handset was resting on the cradle, the line was closed.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
3 July 2025
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To borrow from Walt Whitman, the Mooch is out of the cradle, endlessly rocking.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
2 July 2025
Noun
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Look for shoes that come in multiple widths, to prevent toe jamming, and make sure your feet have plenty of room in the toe box (this will also help stop blisters in their tracks).—
Paige Levinson,
SELF,
14 July 2025
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And lastly, the thick slice mushrooms come in a 10lb cardboard box labeled with Peeters Mushroom Farm.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Even a congressional candidate has alleged that humans manipulated the weather behind the Fourth of July weekend floods in Texas, which left at least 120 people dead and more than 170 still missing.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
12 July 2025
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Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to run malicious code or access other parts of your system by manipulating memory.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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