as in definitely
by a considerable margin
a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Recent Examples of head and shoulders
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lift your head and shoulders off the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hundred Lie on your back with your legs lifted into tabletop position, your head and shoulders elevated off the floor, and both arms reaching forward, parallel to the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lift your head and shoulders off the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hundred Lie on your back with your legs lifted into tabletop position, your head and shoulders elevated off the floor, and both arms reaching forward, parallel to the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head and shoulders
Adverb
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Vanuatu definitely plays better on a modern-day viewing when contrasted against how kumbaya new-school seasons have been (at least until Survivor 46).—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Me, my life, elements of my music and most definitely the world.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
15 May 2025
Adverb
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Again, actually using your muscles is far and away the most effective way to keep and grow them.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 May 2025
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Listen to this article In the run-up to last November’s presidential election, and in the months following it, Americans have repeatedly said that the economy is far and away the most important issue on their minds.—
Nathaniel George Booker,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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