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as in inches
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 necks
Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
And soon enough, on the wrists and necks of people who’ve long sworn off fragrance altogether.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Shaped like your favorite travel pillow, only larger, Buffy’s Cloud side sleeper pillow offers ample support to aching necks and shoulders.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
Grace Tucker sticking their necks out for more taxpayer dollars.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Tiny tech, vast reach In animal experiments conducted at a research facility in Paris, the team successfully guided MagFlow through the intricate arteries of pigs’ heads, necks, and spines, safely delivering contrast and embolizing agents to highly curved and narrow vessels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
And soon enough, on the wrists and necks of people who’ve long sworn off fragrance altogether.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Shaped like your favorite travel pillow, only larger, Buffy’s Cloud side sleeper pillow offers ample support to aching necks and shoulders.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025
Their necks were broken and they were dragged away to the bush to be impaled, their bowels punctured.
—Adam L. Rovner, The Conversation, 31 Oct. 2025
Grace Tucker sticking their necks out for more taxpayer dollars.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Tiny tech, vast reach In animal experiments conducted at a research facility in Paris, the team successfully guided MagFlow through the intricate arteries of pigs’ heads, necks, and spines, safely delivering contrast and embolizing agents to highly curved and narrow vessels.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Its companions are four Russian mobsters — stragglers from the previous season — laying on their stomachs with their necks outstretched over the rail.
—Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necks
Noun
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The parts were gradually lining up for a potential return to the five-piece Rumours-era roster.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Mayo Clinic explains that it’s often not found until the cancer has already spread to multiple parts of the body.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Merit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 2, 2025, after running into financial straits.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Ferry service in the winter, however, is dependent on ice coverage in the straits.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the late forties, no one quite knew what to make of television—an expensive nine inches of glass in a yard of mahogany.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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However, isolated locations could pick up a quick 1 to 2 inches.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Robotic systems like Sentante could let experts treat patients remotely instead of transporting them across vast regions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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The current forecast says the aurora also may be visible statewide Wednesday night — and possibly Thursday — though the NWS predicts partly cloudy skies in some areas, with other regions set for clouds and potential rain and snow, likely limiting visibility again Wednesday.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Now the roads and sidewalks are open, and life is being breathed back into both the small business community and the city, Hoiosen told the Idaho Statesman.—
Rose Evans
November 8,
Idaho Statesman,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Their findings provide a blueprint for improving efficiency, stability, and scalability, key steps toward mass deployment and alignment with China’s carbon neutrality goals.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Nov. 2025
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Aside from the now-pedestrian ability to count steps, the watches purportedly can spot possible atrial fibrillation (an irregular heart rhythm) and sleep apnea.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Britain’s loyalist supporters, for instance, tried repeatedly to weaponize their fellow colonists’ reflexive fear of foreigners, spreading ugly rumors that French Catholic soldiers had orders to persecute American Protestants, claim their lands for King Louis, and ban the speaking of English.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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According to 2010 census data, 410,000 native Brazilians live in indigenous lands, while about 500,000 live in cities and areas outside of reservations.—
Adriana Brasileiro,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Stream the basketball games in both men’s and women’s sports on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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At least 20 people were injured in the explosion, TV channels reported, as ambulances raced to the scene.—
Shivam Patel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Necks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necks. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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