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plural of neck
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as in parts
a broad geographical area we're going to be in your neck of the woods in July, so maybe we can get together then

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as in straits
a narrow body of water between two land masses only a narrow neck of the South China Sea separates Taiwan from mainland China

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necks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of neck

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“Necks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necks. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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