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
My head pain was quelled thanks to the drugs, but now my neck and back began to flare up, the previous day’s slouching and craning setting in.
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Michelle Weber, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2024
Their two daughters huddled around the mammoth TV set, necks craned to get as close to the screen as possible.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The location provides vastness: broad river, craning towers, open sky draped between boroughs, and a panorama of the whole history of New York, from the first Dutch settlement on Governors Island to skyscrapers still under construction.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Anxious passengers crane their necks to get a better view out their windows.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
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Michelle Weber, Longreads, 3 Nov. 2024
Their two daughters huddled around the mammoth TV set, necks craned to get as close to the screen as possible.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
The location provides vastness: broad river, craning towers, open sky draped between boroughs, and a panorama of the whole history of New York, from the first Dutch settlement on Governors Island to skyscrapers still under construction.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 3 July 2024
Anxious passengers crane their necks to get a better view out their windows.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2024
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Lobo, who won the AP female athlete of the year award after lifting UConn to its first national championship, was on the court for the launch of the WNBA two years later.Doug Feinberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Used consistently, the formula can give the lashes a curled, lifted look without the help of a prescription drug.Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
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So, the time has come for Healey to hoist the Celtics flag up the State House flagpole, hold a Duck boat parade and then welcome the Celtics to the governor’s office before Boston Mayor Michelle Wu beats her to the punch.Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
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From scaling rock faces and carving down snowy slopes to hoisting weights and shimmying in dance studios, here are some of of their responses.Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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But the ruling was seen as a potentially even bigger gift to Trump because one portion of it, which deals with trial evidence, raised questions about the criminal trial Trump already lost.Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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For instance, Amazon raised eyebrows in September when CEO Andy Jassy announced that corporate employees must return to the office five days a week starting in January 2025.Anuz Thapa, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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