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as in inch
a very small distance or degree
for most of the race he trailed the leader by only a neck
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Recent Examples of neck
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2025
The actress wore a custom Giorgio Armani Privé gown, featuring a high neck, long sleeves and a floor-grazing hem.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
The 7mm-08 is just the 308 Win. necked down.
—Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2023
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Noun
It’s made of a similar material with a similar silhouette — sleeveless, round neck, wide legs, and an elastic drawstring waist.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 25 Feb. 2025
The actress wore a custom Giorgio Armani Privé gown, featuring a high neck, long sleeves and a floor-grazing hem.
—Mikelle Street, WWD, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
At Christmastime, Klansmen dressed as Santa Claus and puritanical vigilantes smashed speakeasies and harassed young men and women found necking in their cars.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 7 June 2023
The 7mm-08 is just the 308 Win. necked down.
—Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for neck
Noun
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Most regions that need the changes are also prone to political volatility that often sacrifice social change campaigns at the altar of political ambitions.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The result showed some diminished support for Ukraine, because previous assembly votes saw more than 140 nations condemn Russia’s aggression, demand an immediate withdrawal, and reversal of its annexation of four Ukrainian regions.—
Edith M. Lederer,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Here, the Harlem River, which is a strait and not a river, and which connects the East River to the Hudson, runs between the two boroughs.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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With a new bridge over the Dardanelles strait, Türkiye has cut the drive from Istanbul to just a few hours to this westernmost Anatolian province of Çanakkale, known to the ancient world as Troa.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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Total precipitation from both storms is predicted to top several inches, approaching 8 inches in some lower areas and up to 16 inches in mountain areas, forecasters said.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Total snow accumulations of 5 to 10 inches were expected.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The shares nosed higher in late trading and are sitting at about $27.22 – well up from a 52-week low under $15.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2025
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After leaving the white pipe, Snook nosed the boat into a surviving Phragmites bed, snapped off a section of reed and peeled away the outer shell of leaves.—
ByWarren Cornwall,
science.org,
9 Jan. 2025
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An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, samizdat books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.—
David L. Ulin,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025
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Dalton plays Donald Whitfield, a land baron who has set his sights on the Yellowstone ranch.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Additionally, teens can study the theoretical elements of music including sound, pitch, rhythm, melody, harmony, and notation.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
21 Feb. 2025
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Definitely going for the highest quality audiophile sound experience while still being suited for a small downtown Toronto home.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Every once in a while, a quick step would find a sliver and space, and the scene would shift direction, bringing a new possibility that something big might happen.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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The smartest career reinventions happen when people reposition their strengths, rethink their value, and take small, strategic steps instead of making drastic changes.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Popular culture nuzzles literary culture in these pages because the end of the world obviously casts a pall on all culture.—
Arthur Krystal,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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At one point, Baldoni nuzzles Lively’s neck and apologizes for his beard.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Neck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neck. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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