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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
Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Gotti died of neck and throat cancer behind bars in 2002 at the age of 61.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 13 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.
—New Atlas, 11 July 2024
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Noun
My point is that Italian Americans continue to have an unfair albatross hanging around their necks via organized crime.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Gotti died of neck and throat cancer behind bars in 2002 at the age of 61.
—Eric Shawn, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
Maggie had been necked to a younger dog named Barney.
—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
Noun
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Another oil depot in Russia’s Rostov region was also struck, according to the Ukrainian General Staff.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
18 June 2026
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Making Art Creative activities like painting or drawing activate multiple regions of the brain.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Reopening the strait won’t immediately solve the world’s inventory problem.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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Iran is apparently still seeking to charge tolls on the strait, something the United States should never allow.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The agency said Sanchez-Munoz has brown hair, weighs 184 pounds, is 5 feet 8 inches tall, has a tattoo on his right bicep and acne scars on his face.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
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David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP Coni Dubois said several inches of water flooded her home overnight in Houma, southwest of New Orleans, but others in the community had worse damage.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Verb
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Outside, a bodyguard led me to a waiting Aston Martin, and Tristan nosed the car out onto the street.—
Heidi Blake,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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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.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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More recently, Boyd has criticized the elimination of federal programs aimed at helping farmers of color acquire land.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Algae need nitrogen and phosphorus to grow, and the Reflecting Pool is primarily fed by the Potomac River, which gets heavy doses of those nutrients from nearby urban and agricultural lands.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The 24-year-old Koné was taken off on a stretcher at BC Place after Qatar’s Assim Madibo caught him from behind in the 54th minute of Canada’s 6-0 rout, with Marsch saying the sound of the impact was audible from the sidelines.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Don’t be fooled by its breezy ’60s-analog vintage pop sound.—
Daniel Kohn,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Canada has a chance to take a decisive step toward the knockouts against unfancied Qatar, with all four teams in their group level on 1 point after the Qataris earned a surprise tie with Switzerland.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Journalists were involved in every step of the information gathering, review, editing and publishing process.—
Gabby Sartori,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Verb
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The horses would come stand over me and nuzzle me, towering dark against the sky, their breath sweet, green and oaty.—
Chera Hammons,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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The planets coast past one another on the ecliptic, and appear to us to nuzzle one another every so often.—
Doris Elin Urrutia,
Space.com,
8 June 2026
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“Neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neck. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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