as in lifts
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 cranes
The main difference is that Ruisdael cranes upward, to behold a castle on a hill, whereas Vermeer levels his gaze across open water.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Gathered in a stand of trees, onto the branches of which some have lifted themselves, the crowd cranes to take in the scene.
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Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
The contrasting Top Ride mode cranes the camera up from behind your racer to a bird's-eye view of the entire track.
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NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
An opening shot of the night sky cranes down to a bank of satellites that immediately recalls Contact, the Robert Zemeckis sci-fi thriller that also starts with scientists trying to parse a message from a distant star system.
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Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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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Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Gathered in a stand of trees, onto the branches of which some have lifted themselves, the crowd cranes to take in the scene.
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Michael Lobel,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
The contrasting Top Ride mode cranes the camera up from behind your racer to a bird's-eye view of the entire track.
—
NPR,
19 Nov. 2025
An opening shot of the night sky cranes down to a bank of satellites that immediately recalls Contact, the Robert Zemeckis sci-fi thriller that also starts with scientists trying to parse a message from a distant star system.
—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranes
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But the government argued that barring a regular pot smoker from having a gun is permissible under the Constitution because the restriction lifts as soon as someone stops using drugs.
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July 23 – August 22 This morning lifts your confidence beautifully forward.
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Head coach Dusty May of the Michigan Wolverines hoists the trophy after defeating the UConn Huskies 69-63.
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Another 103 matches – including six in Santa Clara – will be played until one of the 48 countries hoists the iconic gold trophy on July 19 in New Jersey.
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The extreme heat has been supercharged by global warming, driven by humans burning fossil fuels, which raises the background temperature, making every heat wave more intense.
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Before Crowley was ousted, the city’s top financial analyst pushed back on her budget-cutting narrative, saying that spending on the Fire Department actually went up during that budget year — in large part because of a package of firefighter raises.
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“Cranes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranes. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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