as in to lift
to move from a lower to a higher place or position
craned her head to see the roof
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Recent Examples of crane
Windows opened and everyone craned to see the magical village of lights and dancing elves.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
The chimp craned its neck forward and its eyes seemed to widen, as if to get a better look.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Bosa used his right arm to clear some space, craned his neck forward, and arrhythmically jerked his arms and knees.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
The chimp craned its neck forward and its eyes seemed to widen, as if to get a better look.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Bosa used his right arm to clear some space, craned his neck forward, and arrhythmically jerked his arms and knees.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crane
Verb
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Those two should also help lift the club’s dismal infield defense.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Feb. 2025
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At one point, Musk lifted his son on his shoulders.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
16 Feb. 2025
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The size issue was only the first of many plagues this bag would hoist upon me.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
14 Feb. 2025
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Move off-road, and an adaptive air suspension can hoist the R1S to a Hummer-esque 37.8 centimeters of ground clearance, enough for leisurely dips in 1.1-meter-deep water; its 149-kWh battery snugged in carbon fiber, aluminum and high-strength steel.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
11 Feb. 2025
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Costco raised membership prices in September 2024 for the first time since 2017.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Nearly half the students in his broadcasting club, sitting on the floor of their multipurpose room, raise their hands.—
Lauren Migaki,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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