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
And when the dust is clear, a few laptops stand head and shoulders above the rest and receive the coveted Editors' Choice award.
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lift your head and shoulders off the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hundred Lie on your back with your legs lifted into tabletop position, your head and shoulders elevated off the floor, and both arms reaching forward, parallel to the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
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K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
Lifting your head and shoulders to one side or the other or engaging in bicycle crunches by involving your legs will, too.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lift your head and shoulders off the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
The Hundred Lie on your back with your legs lifted into tabletop position, your head and shoulders elevated off the floor, and both arms reaching forward, parallel to the floor.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head and shoulders
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The smoot framerate, excellent resolution, variety of play styles, amount of content, and new game modes definitely place this in the top tier of third-party games available.—
David Jagneaux,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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That’s definitely on that same river of where those players are coming from.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 May 2025
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Nvidia, far and away, was our best performing stock last week, with a gain of 16.1%.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
18 May 2025
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In the years since, Kidman blew the original mission far and away and has since worked with 27.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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