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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
for most of the race he trailed the leader by only a neck
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Recent Examples of neck
Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Toronto’s Marina Mabrey was a late scratch due to neck spasms, one game after tying the league record with 53 points in a 125-97 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Joby Aviation Now Joby leverages hydrogen toward necking out ahead of the competition ... for the moment.
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New Atlas,
11 July 2024
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Noun
This 100 percent linen square-neck dress is one of those rare pieces that actually earns its suitcase space.
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Ariana Dickson,
Travel + Leisure,
27 June 2026
Toronto’s Marina Mabrey was a late scratch due to neck spasms, one game after tying the league record with 53 points in a 125-97 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Verb
Maggie had been necked to a younger dog named Barney.
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Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Joby Aviation Now Joby leverages hydrogen toward necking out ahead of the competition ... for the moment.
—
New Atlas,
11 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neck
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This region is particularly beautiful in the fall, when the leaves of willow, cottonwood, and aspen trees change color.
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More than 100 within the capital region have expressed interest but have not yet been connected to a group.
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Gas prices have started to come down since the preliminary peace deal was announced, but the latest round of strikes has threatened to slow ship traffic through the strait, which carried 20% of the world's oil before the war.
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Sixteen of the 40 vessels transited via the Iranian route through the strait, according to Kpler data shared with CNN.
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In May, just weeks before the ruling, the athlete won the West Virginia Class AAA girls’ shot put state championship with a throw of 38 feet, 11¾ inches, beating the runner-up by just over two feet.
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One flight attendant was able to fit enough clothes for a seven-day trip in the Hanke 14-inch Underseat Carry-on, proving its status as a tiny-but-mighty travel bag made to last for years.
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Sometimes a small dog nosed in the door and curled up by the space heater.
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Cox’s young team was below .500 at the All-Star break but nosed ahead of the Dodgers after the season’s 160th game and clinched the National League West the next day.
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The oppressive heat wave lands at the same time the nation is observing 250 years since our Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress.
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The transfer of 136 acres just south of the community of Westport will mark the first time land managed by the California Department of Transportation has been returned to Indigenous tribes.
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Instead, Orton leans into the immersive, dreamy sounds of Weather Alive to craft a new album that veers more closely toward late-night jazz clubs than music for the spacey set.
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Most pediatric experts caution against bringing babies and toddlers to large concerts because unregulated sound levels can damage their hearing.
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The hotel stands just steps from the historic French Quarter, undoubtedly one of the first stops on any traveler’s itinerary.
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But the increasing tanker traffic is an encouraging step toward normalization of global oil flows.
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The actress nuzzled up next to her husband at the 2017 premiere of Colossal.
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The planets coast past one another on the ecliptic, and appear to us to nuzzle one another every so often.
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“Neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neck. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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