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
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.
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 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
The four of us craned our necks, keeping a lookout for an incident.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
No need to grab your binoculars or crane your neck out the window.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 1 May 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
The four of us craned our necks, keeping a lookout for an incident.
—Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
No need to grab your binoculars or crane your neck out the window.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crane
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Fauna, meanwhile, might be lifted from the wood-block prints of Watanabe Seitei.—
Thessaly La Force,
Architectural Digest,
15 Aug. 2025
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The easiest way to determine root rot problems is to gently lift the entire plant, roots and all, free from its container, and inspect the roots.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Aug. 2025
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To hoist the orb onto the overhead line, a crew member attaches it to a quadcopter drone and pilots it up with a remote control.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Aug. 2025
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More Getty Images Scheffler hasn't teed it up since hoisting the Claret Jug at Royal Portrush last month.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Aug. 2025
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Utility officials opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river's level.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Mostly sunny skies and building high pressure aloft will gradually raise temperatures and humidity through the next week.—
Kaycee Sloan,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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