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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 necks
Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
For federal staffers who want to crack on without the weight of the White House breathing down their necks, the diversion of that attention can’t come soon enough.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Dec. 2025
Monks tie a thin cord around climbers' necks.
—Cecilia Vega, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
There were keffiyehs adorning necks.
—Devin Kelly, Outside, 15 Dec. 2025
Some of the women are wearing Hawaiian leis around their necks.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
Many of us have cameras slung around our necks.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
Within a few years of leaving Texas, Rauschenberg had upended everything the place had meant to him, smashing through the parochialism of small-town Southern life, where necks were broken in Jesus’ name, and families indentured or murdered.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
Or does Lux ask us to crane our necks to appreciate base human longing that presents in ecstatic and horrific manifestations, in the hunger for all sorts of holy and unsavory connections?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025
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Their necks are getting longer.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for necks
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The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.—
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Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.—
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Assembly budget advisor Jason Sisney said the state government was in better financial straits than anticipated, citing data from the State Controller’s Office.—
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In Squid Game, one of the most original and bingeable drama series in recent years, 456 people in deep financial straits are invited to participate in a secret game made up of a series of children’s competitions, and the punishment for the losers is death.—
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The screen size can be customized to best fit your display area, with a minimum size of 32 inches and the ability to expand up to 200 inches.—
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Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with up to 12 inches possible in isolated locations.—
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California has been losing business to production hubs in regions with generous tax incentives, including New Jersey, which has recently become an East Coast production hot spot.—
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Western provinces—including Ilam, Kermanshah, Lorestan, and Hamedan—have seen the deadliest clashes so far, according to Kurdish-Iranian rights group Hengaw, which says those regions account for a majority of fatalities.—
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There was so much snow that winter that ski resorts around Lake Tahoe had to close for days at a time to dig out chair lifts and clear roads.—
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The last two years, the weather has been brutal in January -- the snow and the bad roads.—
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
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Andrew Mackay/Facebook At the end of the video, Mackay can be seen standing on the doorway, surveying the damage, as one of the dogs nuzzles him.—
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If a tree falls and lands on your house or a neighbor's property, your homeowner's policy will likely cover the damage, but documentation is key.—
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The bucolic lands, home to cutting, reining and full-care breeding and foaling among many operations, sit 18 miles northwest of Weatherford.—
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“Necks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/necks. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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