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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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Recent Examples of cribbed
Olivia Horn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
The colorway is also cribbed from that used to reveal the Air Jordan 28, as a black upper gives way to a highlighter green inner layer and shroud branding, as well as a translucent blue outsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of its principles were cribbed from other sources, like Apple’s terms of service and the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
But there's something a bit anticlimactic about ending it in that basement, as if the characters never had lives outside the archetypes the show made for them, cribbed from a role-playing game.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
There is even, inexplicably, an entire chorus cribbed from a blink-182 song.
—Olivia Horn, Pitchfork, 20 Feb. 2026
The colorway is also cribbed from that used to reveal the Air Jordan 28, as a black upper gives way to a highlighter green inner layer and shroud branding, as well as a translucent blue outsole.
—Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of its principles were cribbed from other sources, like Apple’s terms of service and the UN Declaration of Human Rights.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
But there's something a bit anticlimactic about ending it in that basement, as if the characters never had lives outside the archetypes the show made for them, cribbed from a role-playing game.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
Noah is constantly making sermons or toasts cribbed from Talmud for Netflix Subscribers.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cribbed
Verb
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Rooms look out onto the High Line (the former train track reimagined as a public green space) or the hotel’s own garden, and are treated with hardwood floors, idiosyncratic furniture sourced from the likes of Brimfield Antique Show, and reproduced 19th-century English wallpaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Cannot be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the mind of the plagiarized, as often as not, what has been perpetrated is nothing less than an outrage.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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This is the First Lady who plagiarized a speech by her nemesis Michelle Obama.—
Katha Pollitt,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Manchego cheese, cream cheese and sour cream provide the dip’s lushness, while canned artichoke hearts, fresh spinach and the green tops of green onions are the source of herbaceous spring freshness and texture.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Prices for canned fruits and vegetables are up about 6% in March from a year earlier, according to CPI data.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There are a few new characters, like Ann Baxter (Varada Sethu), and some scenes were invented for the show.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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In 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced that the World Wide Web, which was invented at CERN four years earlier by Tim Berners-Lee, was free for anyone to use, and released its source code to the public domain.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The other side sees it as an existential threat that could eliminate countless jobs, suck the heart and soul out of film production, and generate dull, formulaic content that will continue to drive audiences away from theaters.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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But attracting hummingbirds is probably more formulaic than that, and likely has everything to do with hummingbird nectar, rather than the divine.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The festival’s highest honor, the Sierra Spirit Award, is given to someone who has forged a unique, independent path in the world of film and television.—
William Earl,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2026
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Each has at least one iconic engine with the requisite number of cylinders; a couple of them have forged it into part of their performance identity.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Other artists copied his style, which at first the artist considered flattering but later saw it as unoriginal as his popularity grew.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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This makes your home feel intentional and personal instead of sterile and unoriginal.—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, confirming that in humans is more challenging, given that human brain cells that can be manipulated to test the findings are of the deceased.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Known as the godfather of public relations, Bernays explained how the unconscious element of people in democratic societies could be manipulated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Cribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribbed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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