as in lifts
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 cranes
The contrasting Top Ride mode cranes the camera up from behind your racer to a bird's-eye view of the entire track.
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NPR, 19 Nov. 2025
An opening shot of the night sky cranes down to a bank of satellites that immediately recalls Contact, the Robert Zemeckis sci-fi thriller that also starts with scientists trying to parse a message from a distant star system.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranes
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A lot of volume shampoos have left my hair feeling heavy and greasy at the root, but this one lifts without the weight.—
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Practical courage lifts your finances as energetic Mars squares vulnerable Chiron in your 2nd House of Accounting, guiding you to spend wisely while respecting personal values.—
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Fort Worth Arlington Heights head coach Curtis James hoists the district title.—
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While Minnesota’s regular season opener is slated for Wednesday in Portland, the NBA kicks off Tuesday when Oklahoma City hoists a banner ahead of its bout with Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets.—
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That extraordinary footage, along with video shot by bystanders and a 3D model created by CNN of the confrontation, shows Good and her wife challenging ICE officers – but also raises new questions about Ross’s tactics and decision to use deadly force.—
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In a statement, Stanford student and Drop the Charges organizer Mark Allen Cu said the case raises broader questions about free speech and dissent on campus.—
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“Cranes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranes. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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