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
In fact, the one area where the United States has historically stood head and shoulders above the Danish system is in our commitment to a comprehensive vaccine schedule.
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Michael Thwing, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Lift your head and shoulders and move the dumbbell to the outside of your right knee.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
The TPUs from Alphabet -owned Google are getting renewed attention since last week's release of Gemini 3, which is head and shoulders above other artificial intelligence models and was trained on custom chips co-designed with Broadcom .
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
That being said, there is one suggestion that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of them.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head and shoulders
Michael Thwing, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Lift your head and shoulders and move the dumbbell to the outside of your right knee.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
The TPUs from Alphabet -owned Google are getting renewed attention since last week's release of Gemini 3, which is head and shoulders above other artificial intelligence models and was trained on custom chips co-designed with Broadcom .
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
That being said, there is one suggestion that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of them.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head and shoulders
Recent Examples of Synonyms for head and shoulders
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New Yorkers, at least, can — and most definitely will — go to The Nitehawk instead.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Water found its level on Dane’s board, though — an early- to mid-Round 2 landing spot definitely feels like a safer bet for the Alabama QB.—
Nick Baumgardner,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the classic double cheeseburger is far and away still the most popular and, according to Hough, sells just as well as the BBQ sandwiches.—
Jacob Wilt,
Memphis Commercial Appeal,
10 Apr. 2026
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Ada County, far and away Idaho’s largest at nearly 550,000 residents, added 10,916 people, a 2% boost.—
Mark Dee
April 9,
Idaho Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Delivered by a team full of transfers, Michigan’s championship will undoubtedly become a referendum on the state of modern-day college basketball.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2026
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The Everlane Double-Knit Half-Zip Pullover will undoubtedly serve as a cornerstone of your spring outfit rotation.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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