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as in reproduced
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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Verb
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For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.—
Jay Ganglani,
Fortune Asia,
6 Dec. 2024 -
The prints, stored at a San Francisco arthouse for some time, were reproduced from 1839 to 1843 from Bodmer's works during his journey with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
5 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The restaurant, for example, serves up traditional American bar eats like burgers, and guests over 21 can imbibe wine, beer, and canned cocktails.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
13 Jan. 2025
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In an interview with U.K. newspaper The Times published on Monday, Dec. 30, Hollywood, 58 — who starred in a 2023 commercial for Lively's canned cocktail brand Betty Booze — said the pair had remained in touch ever since.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Lollapalooza was invented by a boomer.—
Jim Greer,
SPIN,
24 Dec. 2024
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Someone invented the elevator, and so skyscrapers happened, and cities changed forever.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Today’s leaders should adopt a similar formulaic mindset: Long-term growth comes from re-investing in their organization and in their people to continue building skills, expanding knowledge across their enterprise, and, with the rise in technology, increasing tech fluency.—
Muqsit Ashraf,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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This goes beyond formulaic capsule wardrobe dressing, and instead, relies on individuality and preferences.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That close bond was forged in the mid-1970s when Carter, then the first lady of Georgia, hosted Ford, then the first lady of the country, at the governor's mansion.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
30 Dec. 2024
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In 1990, Bush had forged a formidable 42-country coalition to liberate Kuwait following Iraq's unprovoked invasion.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Newsweek,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Meta, for example, prohibits users from sharing unoriginal or infringing content.—
Veronica Ramirez,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
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Cop and robber party together, share their pained back stories and unoriginal jokes about French cuisine and evade a local police squad known as Pantera.—
Robert Daniels,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The actor who plays Sofia Falcone in the HBO series never went method (unlike some Batman villains), but the part required tapping into a character who has been gaslit, manipulated, and isolated from society in every way.—
Proma Khosla,
IndieWire,
3 Jan. 2025
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The book, which was written in 1948, focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, the government’s mass surveillance of the public and how truth and fact can be manipulated.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Cribbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribbed. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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