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Recent Examples of hank
Kim lets out a sob and a hank of Natalie’s hair clings to her tears.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.
—Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021
If a breeze is blowing, the air fills with the clamoring of jib hanks.
—Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
Open the other days of the week, the Shaker Store sells hanks of yarn, Shaker seeds, herbal teas, and Shaker brooms.
—Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018
One photograph from the era shows a woman standing in a village as two men forcibly restrain her wrists; a third man grabs a hank of her blonde hair, his scissors poised to hack it away.
—Ann Mah, Time, 6 June 2018
The next morning, the police and Victoria’s parents found articles of the girl’s clothing and a bloody hank of hair on a road near a sand pit in Mahwah.
—David Stout, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
The Shaker-style peg rack could hold hanks of yarn.
—Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2012
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
There was no one else on the strand, the surf a sickly yellow foam bubbling between the matted black hanks of seaweed heaped on the beach.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Apr. 2022
In one of its spreads, a burst of light on muddy asphalt abuts a jumble of walls and fences, rain pounding a limousine, and a spatter of paint with a hank of rope.
—Leo Rubinfien, The New York Review of Books, 11 Feb. 2021
If a breeze is blowing, the air fills with the clamoring of jib hanks.
—Joe Kloc, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
Open the other days of the week, the Shaker Store sells hanks of yarn, Shaker seeds, herbal teas, and Shaker brooms.
—Patricia Harris and David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2018
One photograph from the era shows a woman standing in a village as two men forcibly restrain her wrists; a third man grabs a hank of her blonde hair, his scissors poised to hack it away.
—Ann Mah, Time, 6 June 2018
The next morning, the police and Victoria’s parents found articles of the girl’s clothing and a bloody hank of hair on a road near a sand pit in Mahwah.
—David Stout, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2017
The Shaker-style peg rack could hold hanks of yarn.
—Christine Pittel, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2012
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hank
Noun
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With the single coil swaying over her face, the back bun was kept busy with a flower adornment pinned by stylist Luke Pluckrose.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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For many people, a hybrid mattress combining memory foam and encased coils gives them the dreamiest, firm-yet-cozy sleeping spot.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 May 2026
Noun
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Simulations indicate the smaller cluster initially swept through the larger one, dragging gas sideways and generating the enormous spiral.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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The Bank of Japan was reported to have intervened in currency markets in late March and early April after the yen weakened past the politically sensitive 160 level, as surging oil import costs widened Japan's current account deficit and stoked fears of a depreciation spiral.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Blue, purple, or white whorls of flowers rise above the strappy foliage in summer.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 May 2026
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In most flowers, sepals are a whorl of green, known as a calyx, at the base of the petals, but here sepals, which are pointed, make up the entire inflorescence.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fonda said Redford loved to climb, once scaling the big spire of Westwood’s Fox Theater and breaking his arm climbing up his chimney one Christmas.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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According to legend, Spider Rock, a 75-foot red sandstone spire inside Canyon de Chelly National Monument, is the storied place where Spider Woman began weaving the web of the universe.—
Debbie Olsen,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Devoid of facial hair but sporting golden curls, the cherubic Parsons meets me at a Hollywood hotel’s courtyard restaurant in April just a few days after putting the final touches on his movie.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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When Kelly Slater dropped a video of his namesake company’s wave generator churning out a perfect curl back in 2015, the surf community lost its mind.—
David Shortell,
Travel + Leisure,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Buffington placed it on a binder and tried to separate the paper’s furls.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2026
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Pirate Yakuza proverbial monkey’s paw furls on providing a thrilling pirate life and crime simulator at the expense of a more coherent or emotional story.—
Isaiah Colbert,
Rolling Stone,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The actress, who was styled by Karla Welch, adorned the look with a gold twirl necklace that was also part of the collection and featured on the runway paired with the same dress.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
20 May 2026
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Muted guitars twirl in curlicued shapes, fleshed out by harp, woodwinds, and brass; clanking bells and mbira-like harmonics flare up in quiet patches, and background vocals fan across the stereo field.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Girl Scout Troop 2959 will perform Color Guard duty and will also escort veteran organizations for wreath laying.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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There will be a wreath laying, speakers and patriotic performances.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
20 May 2026
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“Hank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hank. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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