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
Mourners craned their necks to gauge the body language as President-elect Donald J. Trump sat near his four peers, none of whom care for him and most of whom ignored him.
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
From the car, the daughter and mother crane their necks to take in entire streets where not a single home remains standing.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Windows opened and everyone craned to see the magical village of lights and dancing elves.
—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
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Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
From the car, the daughter and mother crane their necks to take in entire streets where not a single home remains standing.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Windows opened and everyone craned to see the magical village of lights and dancing elves.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crane
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Evacuation orders were lifted Sunday, allowing residents to return to their homes.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Think about it this way, a rising tide lifts all boats.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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On Selection Sunday, a few hours before St. John’s landed a No. 2 seed and a first-round matchup with No. 15 Omaha in the NCAA Tournament, Smith shared a series of photos on X. One showed Smith hoisting the trophy after his resurgent Red Storm’s Big East Tournament championship.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
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But minutes after hoisting the Class 3A second-play trophy Saturday night at the State Farm Center in Champaign, the Mikrut brothers started thinking about doing the same in volleyball.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Instead of getting other nations to lower their trade barriers, these groups want the U.S. to protect its manufacturers by raising tariffs and discouraging imports.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Mar. 2025
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Questions have been raised for years regarding the level of care at the institution.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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