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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Troy is head and shoulders over anything ever appearing here.
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Or lift your head and shoulders off the mat and straighten your legs.
—Emma Yasinski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In all of Spurs’ good moments this season, Kulusevski has been clearly their best player, head and shoulders above the rest.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
This information is given to Juan by a woman wearing a rebozo, a long flat piece of cloth, which is generally folded and worn about the head and shoulders.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Or lift your head and shoulders off the mat and straighten your legs.
—Emma Yasinski, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
In all of Spurs’ good moments this season, Kulusevski has been clearly their best player, head and shoulders above the rest.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
This information is given to Juan by a woman wearing a rebozo, a long flat piece of cloth, which is generally folded and worn about the head and shoulders.
—Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
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 29 Mar. 2025.
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