as in to lift
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 crane
The bird floats on blue-green waves, with its head craned skyward and its bright-red eyes taking in the appearance of a crescent moon.
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Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
As the team crept toward her — carrying large wooden shields and a giant net — the animal’s head weaved, craned and rocked back and forth in frenzied rhythms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
The innovative way of using the seemingly simple item is to prevent having to crane your neck while watching a show or movie on your phone screen.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2024
The statue in Peace Park depicts Sasaki holding a paper crane on an outstretched arm, evoking the hundreds of origami cranes Sasaki folded in her hospital room in the ’50s.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
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Anna Holmes, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2024
As the team crept toward her — carrying large wooden shields and a giant net — the animal’s head weaved, craned and rocked back and forth in frenzied rhythms.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
The innovative way of using the seemingly simple item is to prevent having to crane your neck while watching a show or movie on your phone screen.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2024
The statue in Peace Park depicts Sasaki holding a paper crane on an outstretched arm, evoking the hundreds of origami cranes Sasaki folded in her hospital room in the ’50s.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2024
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How much weight a child can lift is far less important than teaching them good movement patterns.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
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The officer and the man continue to argue, and the driver lifts an index finger up to his mouth, as if gesturing for the officer to be quiet.Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In a video released by the Coast Guard, a rescue swimmer was able to hoist all three into the helicopter by basket — with the children going first — and they were all transported to Kahului Airport in Maui.Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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At one point, he was even hoisted on a chair as the crowd cheered him on.Anna Tingley, Variety, 27 Oct. 2024
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Trump has discussed raising tariffs across the board by 10% to 20%, so the 20% figure Harris cited is on the upper end of what Trump has said.Louis Jacobson, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Eastwood raised the same predicament in The 15:17 to Paris and Sully when seeming to be impartial while playing off recent incidents that inspired the scripts.Armond White, National Review, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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