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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 necks
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
The reporters crane their necks, then gather ’round the team spokesman.
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Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Atlanta won’t see any new James Beard medallions around the necks of its chefs and restaurateurs this year.
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Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
The herd’s lithe necks drifted above the bush in one ethereal mass, moving like a corps de ballet against a pale blue sky.
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Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
They are loaded with student debt and feel the hot breath of artificial Intelligence breathing down their necks, even as high mortgage rates taunt their dreams of home ownership.
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Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
My point is that Italian Americans continue to have an unfair albatross hanging around their necks via organized crime.
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Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
Tourists in national team shirts and officials and media members with credential lanyards around their necks are roaming around Bayside Marketplace.
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Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Noun
Struggling through her burgeoning career as a chef in San Francisco with a boss who breathes down his employees’ necks (Offerman), Jill still calls her sister’s old phone number from time to time to give her life updates and check in.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
19 June 2026
The reporters crane their necks, then gather ’round the team spokesman.
—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Atlanta won’t see any new James Beard medallions around the necks of its chefs and restaurateurs this year.
—
Henri Hollis,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
Driven by revenge and madness, Sweeney Todd slices necks he is meant to just shave.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
The herd’s lithe necks drifted above the bush in one ethereal mass, moving like a corps de ballet against a pale blue sky.
—
Lydia Price,
Travel + Leisure,
14 June 2026
They are loaded with student debt and feel the hot breath of artificial Intelligence breathing down their necks, even as high mortgage rates taunt their dreams of home ownership.
—
Louise Schiavone,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
My point is that Italian Americans continue to have an unfair albatross hanging around their necks via organized crime.
—
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
Tourists in national team shirts and officials and media members with credential lanyards around their necks are roaming around Bayside Marketplace.
—
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for necks
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Options include hosting no programming, closing parts of the building to allow for limited programming or scheduling a limited series of closures around the building while a full slate of programming continues.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was only Mia Sara's second film role, but her Sloane Peterson has come to be heralded as one of the defining parts of her career.
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But there's three channels through the straits.
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The Mexican-American War had left Mexico in dire financial straits; to pay down its debts, the Mexican government agreed to sell about 30,000 square miles of land in Arizona south of the Gila River, and in New Mexico west of the Rio Grande, for $10 million (about $400 million today).
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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More than 29 inches of rain was reported on June 18 and 19 in Cottonport, Louisiana, much of it within just 12 hours, said Scott Kleebauer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Weather Prediction Center.
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Andrew Mackay/Facebook At the end of the video, Mackay can be seen standing on the doorway, surveying the damage, as one of the dogs nuzzles him.
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The same storm system is expected to push into the mid-Atlantic and Appalachian regions Monday, bringing a Level 2 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms.
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The election was marred by a crackdown on dissent and insecurity in the Oromia and Amhara regions, where 143 polling stations failed to open, the election board said.
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The suspect continued driving through the windy roads near Castaic Lake as officers trailed behind.
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.
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Follow the steps below to get your backsplash clean before your next cooking marathon.
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The incident happened steps away from New York’s Department of Sanitation facility on 12th Ave.
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Each function compares itself to that function at other companies of similar scale and the functional leader pats themselves on the back for being ahead or at least not behind.
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Mama pats Rafa’s head then ruffles his hair.
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“Necks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necks. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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