as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
craned her head to see the roof
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Recent Examples of crane
Greta cranes her neck to see how many other phones are in there, how many other patrons there may be in the Found Object Society tonight.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
Her grandpa had been a crop-duster in his younger days, and Dyer remembers the two of them driving through the fields and pausing to crane their heads out the window when planes flew overhead, showering the earth, and Dyer, with pesticides.
—Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
Long after the visiting locker room cleared out, Conley felt like a member of the Rebel Alliance on Alderaan, craning his neck toward the sky as the Death Star was being assembled.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The four of us craned our necks, keeping a lookout for an incident.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 26 June 2025
Her grandpa had been a crop-duster in his younger days, and Dyer remembers the two of them driving through the fields and pausing to crane their heads out the window when planes flew overhead, showering the earth, and Dyer, with pesticides.
—Kate Raphael, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2025
Long after the visiting locker room cleared out, Conley felt like a member of the Rebel Alliance on Alderaan, craning his neck toward the sky as the Death Star was being assembled.
—Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The four of us craned our necks, keeping a lookout for an incident.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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The lockdown was later lifted, but the university said access to campus would remain restricted to students, faculty, and staff with a valid school ID as local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies continued to investigate the threat.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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This process lifts stains without increasing their surface area, which can be an issue when scrubbing by hand with a cloth or brush.—
Maggie Horton,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 2020 49ers, as close as a Jet Chip Wasp away from hoisting the trophy a year earlier, finished 6-10.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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The victim was still receiving medical care as he was being hoisted, the department said.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
13 Sep. 2025
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There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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