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as in region
a broad geographical area we're going to be in your neck of the woods in July, so maybe we can get together then

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as in strait
a narrow body of water between two land masses only a narrow neck of the South China Sea separates Taiwan from mainland China

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neck

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The medical examiner’s office ruled the death a homicide caused by compression of the neck. Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024 Unfortunately, mortgage rates have been a pain in the neck. John Dorfman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Made of flexible raffia, J.Crew’s best-selling wide-brim hat nails the classic, semi-floppy sun hat look while being totally functional, too — the brim gave my face and neck full sun coverage. Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2023 Fonda, Tomlin, Field and Moreno chatted about everything from the aging process to neck problems to sports stats after the screening. Malina Saval, Variety, 7 Jan. 2023 See all Example Sentences for neck 

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“Neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neck. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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