as in lifted
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 craned
All craned to see, Jean and Wole from above, Kelly on shore below.
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David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The cable provides both power and access to a data network, while also allowing heavy trash to be craned out of the water and secured aboard a support vessel for responsible disposal.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Father and daughter craned their heads up and looked at the massive building Anthony had just started working in.
—Charlie Wells, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The cable provides both power and access to a data network, while also allowing heavy trash to be craned out of the water and secured aboard a support vessel for responsible disposal.
—New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2025
Father and daughter craned their heads up and looked at the massive building Anthony had just started working in.
—Charlie Wells, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for craned
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The initial launch will aim for speeds near Mach 2, but project officials say later versions could reach Mach 4 or even Mach 5, the lower edge of true hypersonic velocity, once range restrictions are lifted.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Sep. 2025
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Near the climax of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics—a living diorama of British history, directed by the filmmaker Danny Boyle—a model house was lifted away to reveal Berners-Lee.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Investors saw this in quarterly earnings reports from Club holdings Meta Platforms, Amazon, and other Big Tech names, which raised their capital expenditures.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hong Kong’s financial secretary Paul Chan said Sunday that initial public offerings had raised nearly 150 billion Hong Kong dollars so far this year, ranking top globally.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Then Shouhed is hoisted up by his arms by two agents who are seen leading him away from his car wash, according to the footage.—
Julia Marnin,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The agents bandage the cyclist’s wounds, cover him in an emergency blanket and stay by his side until he is hoisted away by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department’s helicopter, the video shows.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The interiors are a mix of cozy and elevated, from a drawing room that opens straight to the gardens to a kitchen and breakfast room complete with a wine cellar.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 Sep. 2025
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Christensen was the third choice at right guard Sunday, watching as the Panthers sent in Brandon Walton, a practice-squad player who’d been elevated Saturday, to replace Chandler Zavala when Zavala left with a knee injury in the first half.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Craned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/craned. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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