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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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Rinse and dry the coils and drip pans completely before putting them back in the correct place.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Recreational activities have changed, but the spiral from contender to cellar remains unchecked.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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When that happened, Gala started rebalancing the in-game economy and shrinking TOWN distributions, reducing profits for existing players and hastening an economic death spiral.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Rendered with a deep blue backdrop and whorls of soft spring colors, La femme finds Lopez staring peaceably into the middle distance, holding a bouquet of flowers.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The tower was designed by the British architecture firm RMJM and features a twisting glass façade that spirals upward into a needle-like spire.—
Nathalie Nietzsche-Knappe,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2026
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At the Great Pyramids of Giza, her arched, golden globule sat near a sphinx similar in size and color, and recently, her silvery, iridescent spire towered over the Saudi Arabian desert.—
Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Jojoba seed oil and sunflower seed extract hydrate dry hair so curls stay bouncy and not crunchy.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
29 Apr. 2026
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Then there’s the Medium Conditioner, which features shea butter, castor oil, and panthenol to smooth the cuticle and lock in hydration, keeping curls soft and defined.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
28 Apr. 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's ivory top was accented with twirls of dark hair.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The unconscious Moon twirls into your 12th House of Whispers, inviting gentle reflection and rest that helps your inner world reorganize.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Liven up your front porch in record time with seasonal container gardens, a fresh welcome mat, and a front door wreath.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 May 2026
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There’s a Christmas wreath station.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hank.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hank. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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