as in definitely
by a considerable margin
a performance that was head and shoulders above all the others in the talent competition
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Recent Examples of head and shoulders
But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest.
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Such a thinking machine would be head and shoulders above current AI models, which can only do a good impression of thinking.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
Such a thinking machine would be head and shoulders above current AI models, which can only do a good impression of thinking.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for head and shoulders
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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