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 bawdy house
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Recent Examples of crib
Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025
Here's a quick guide to griddle-seasoning and care, and a few pieces of gear that'll help you along the way—with some advice cribbed from pros at the best griddle makers, like Blackstone, Weber, and Traeger.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
For parents, crib rentals are available, but will run $30 per day and come outfitted in Frette baby linens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Mazda cribbed the recipe from British sports cars of the 1960s but crucially added something those cars lacked—bulletproof reliability and economy-car running costs.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2025
Here's a quick guide to griddle-seasoning and care, and a few pieces of gear that'll help you along the way—with some advice cribbed from pros at the best griddle makers, like Blackstone, Weber, and Traeger.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
His mother had been smoking the drug steps away from his crib, according to the police account of the case.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
For parents, crib rentals are available, but will run $30 per day and come outfitted in Frette baby linens.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crib
Verb
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The sterile males then mate with females, who only reproduce once in a lifetime.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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In many instances, the images were created by anonymous photographers and reproduced as postcards.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Texas mandates bereavement care with Everly's Law The state last year became the first to mandate maternity hospitals have a cooling bassinet and train staff in bereavement care, with the passage of Everly's Law.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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The proud mom shared a photo of the baby girl lying bundled in a bassinet.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There’s almost this wink at the end where Fanny says, By the way, Charles brought our son to bawdy houses so he could be educated just as Charles was.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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The booth offers ticketed attendees Real IDs, license and vehicle registration renewals, Mobile ID in Apple Wallet setup and additional services without an appointment.—
Asal Rezaei,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Mary Carillo wasn’t supposed to be in the booth for the Milan-Cortina Opening Ceremonies Friday.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Let’s rephrase that, if only because 100 years ago, nobody had remembered to invent the Hall of Fame yet.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Mariano’s - La Hacienda Ranch Famous for its high-quality beef fajitas, this restaurant is renowned for being the place where the frozen margarita machine was invented.—
Imelda García,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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From the digital creations that power our modern world to the bridges that span these waters, the Bay Area has always been the American cradle of invention.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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O’Connor proves herself up to the task by eschewing the traditional cradle-to-grave narrative, peppered with interviews with those who knew the protagonist.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2026
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Her life’s work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Around 656 boxes of original 2020 election records – as opposed to copies – were seized, according to Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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His belief that a conspiratorial coterie of people is manipulating American policy.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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Certain brands of that vintage can be manipulated in ways that later models can’t.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crib. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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