as in plagiarizes
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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Noun
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The women in the brothels weren’t allowed Christian burials, and so they'd be buried there, and they were known as the Winchester Geese.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
13 Nov. 2024 -
In that case, police accused a man and a woman with operating six brothels around the Bay Area.—
Jakob Rodgers,
The Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Imagine that a country invents AGI before any other country.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Until someone invents smell-o-vision, fragrance ads must rely on inventive ways to woo consumers through sight and sound.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
4 Oct. 2024
Noun
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Instead of lethality, our military is focused on checking race/gender boxes.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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This formula by La Roche-Posay ticks all of those boxes and then some.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Fluoride is the primary ingredient of toothpaste and helps strengthen tooth enamel and reduce the risk of cavities.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Advocates for fluoride in drinking water, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say there’s no doubt public health is better served by local governments continuing to use water supplies to reduce cavities in the population.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The store reportedly sustained damages to the front entrance — including the gates, doors and windows — as well as to the fixtures and cabinets.—
Jim Harrington,
The Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2025
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There has always been tension between cabinets and White Houses.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Mercantile vaults held silver heirlooms for families off to Bar Harbor in the summer.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Jan. 2025
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Also in the top 10 of the latest Billboard 200 chart, Frank Sinatra scores his first top 10-charting in over a decade, as his holiday compilation Ultimate Christmas vaults 17-10.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
29 Dec. 2024
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“Cribs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribs. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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