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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
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
The actor carried a medium black Peekaboo in the crook of her elbow, a crossbody strap emblazoned with the telltale double-F Fendi logo hanging down beside her.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018
Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table?
—Fox News, 2 May 2018
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Noun
Sorrentino may also be exorcising some conflicting feelings about his birthplace, which is portrayed as a vulgar, crude place populated by crooks and hicks and photographed like its paradise.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2025
The actor carried a medium black Peekaboo in the crook of her elbow, a crossbody strap emblazoned with the telltale double-F Fendi logo hanging down beside her.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 28 Jan. 2025
Verb
Lines that appear straight on the linens were crooked when scanned into a computer.
—Vipal Monga, WSJ, 30 May 2018
Would crooked Hillary have brought little rocket man to the table?
—Fox News, 2 May 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crook
Noun
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Might be important later: the criminal was able to gain entrance to the White Lotus property when Valentin pulls up on his motorcycle to the security gate to chat with Gaitok, at the exact moment a random SUV containing the thief sails through.—
Dan Heching,
CNN,
24 Feb. 2025
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Williamson spends the entire movie moving from one L.A. locale and subculture to another, meeting a motley crew of criminals rich, scrappy, and everything in between, along the way.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Addressing the elevated pace of shelter inflation requires bending the housing cost curve to enable adding more attainable housing.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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Many ergonomic chairs have padded backs that fit the natural inward curve of a person’s back, ensuring a person can sit for an extended period without feeling discomfort.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Open with a strong line that hooks your reader and speaks directly to their world.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Styles with underwire and hook closures in the back offer the best support, while sleep or crossover bras typically provide the least.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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If those teams up top will hold firm, or if someone unforeseen is about to make their charge — or, more generally, what fresh college hoops chaos is around the bend.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Editors’ Picks The chambers can provide lifesaving treatment for people with conditions such as air bubbles in their blood vessels or decompression sickness, also known as the bends.—
Hank Sanders,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Weeping varieties like the burgundy ‘Crimson Queen’ or green-leafed ‘Waterfall’ work nicely because the branches naturally arch down like an umbrella.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Jan. 2025
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The plants and lights continue up the wall and arch over her TV.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The theory, known as cosmic inflation, has been used to explain the universe’s flat geometry and lack of curvature, and as a possible reason for how some of the largest structures in the universe — galaxies and clusters of galaxies, for instance — came to be.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Slim-fit: Made for workout gear, slim-fit jackets offer the same hip and shoulder cuts but have more curvature in the torso area.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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All the angles of Messi's incredible goal pic.twitter.com/CqbVCdy2an — FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) February 26, 2025 Tadeo Allende nabbed a tap-in after an excellent pass from Jordi Alba for Miami’s second goal, which came in the first minute of stoppage time.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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The pup didn't budge as his owner moved the camera to different angles.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The spray effect helps reduce waves and in turn coastal erosion, a characteristic many coastal cities, like Venice, suffer from.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The photographer promptly filed his photos with editor F.A. Resch, who in turn published dozens of images from that day to the Associated Press newswire.—
Sarah Holzmann,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Crook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crook. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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