as in definitely
by a considerable margin
a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Recent Examples of head and shoulders
The TPUs from Alphabet -owned Google are getting renewed attention since last week's release of Gemini 3, which is head and shoulders above other artificial intelligence models and was trained on custom chips co-designed with Broadcom .
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
That being said, there is one suggestion that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of them.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Each one is different in terms of form (full figure or head and shoulders) and location.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The back of his head and shoulders are additionally covered by the shade, masking his appearance even more.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
That being said, there is one suggestion that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of them.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Each one is different in terms of form (full figure or head and shoulders) and location.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The back of his head and shoulders are additionally covered by the shade, masking his appearance even more.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head and shoulders
Adverb
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Benner said having three children with learning disabilities has definitely impacted her life.—
Mark Curriden,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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And definitely see Sophie in noble clothes going downstairs, that would be really fun.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
Adverb
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Against all the odds and at the height of the Cold War, a group of mostly amateur and young college-age players took to the ice for their country going on to defeat the mighty Soviet Union, then far and away the best team in the world and seeking a fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Allie Beth Allman & Associates agents again were far and away the leaders in selling homes in Highland Park in 2025, according to the Multiple Listing Service.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The satisfyingly noisy sense of liftoff that ensues undoubtedly took a painstaking, iterative process of writing, recording, and mixing to achieve.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2026
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Prices, tariffs also in play Perceptions of the economy’s health will undoubtedly take center stage this fall, Covey said, and Evans’ fate — and that of the party in power — will be tied to its performance.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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