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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
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
The crooks dragged the victim out of his Toyota 4Runner and after a brief tussle jumped into his vehicle and sped off.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
Had the train recently hosted the cast of Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, who insisted on descending head first, arms outstretched, after crooking one knee over the top rung?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
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Noun
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 crooks dragged the victim out of his Toyota 4Runner and after a brief tussle jumped into his vehicle and sped off.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
This is the best approach for stars whose characters have crooked, chipped or missing teeth.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Aug. 2024
Had the train recently hosted the cast of Cirque du Soleil, perhaps, who insisted on descending head first, arms outstretched, after crooking one knee over the top rung?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
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Göring, played by Russell Crowe, is the troubling centerpiece of James Vanderbilt’s ambitious film devoted to the trial of the major Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg in 1945–1946.—
Alice Kaplan,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Also included is a 13% increase in funding for the Department of Justice to focus on violent criminals and a $481 million increase in funding to enhance aviation safety and support an air traffic controller hiring surge.—
LISA MASCARO,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Several people compressing the traditional learning curve.—
Dana Harris-Bridson,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
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Government intervention aims to correct the difference between the curves to increase the consumption of merit goods.—
byLaura Payne,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Charlie McAvoy appeared to have a sure tap-in goal but Raddysh hooked him and kept him from pushing it over the line.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Juvenile great whites typically pose little danger to humans, but have been known to bite defensively when hooked.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 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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Two families, one hiking up, the other hiking down, were chatting and sharing insights at a bend in the trail.—
Bing Pan,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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Style with a slight bend, like Emma Stone at the 2026 Golden Globes, for a look that’s both undone and polished.—
Jeanne Ballion,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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One of the most common mistakes, Williams said, is failing to properly brace the core, which can cause the lower back to arch and the spine to fall out of alignment.—
Christa Sgobba,
Health,
3 Apr. 2026
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Sami’s hair and beard were gray, and his thick eyebrows arched over his tired walnut eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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This curved gaming monitor has a curvature of 100R, which fills your peripheral vision and keeps you immersed within your playing sessions.—
George Yang,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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That’s how spatial curvature works.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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From certain angles the car almost resembles a futuristic endurance racer rather than a commuter appliance.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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The winglets and the corner sidepods that Ducati debuted in MotoGP in 2021 help with the downforce, even at extreme lean angles.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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