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Neck Rolls Gently tilt your head toward one shoulder, hold for about 5 seconds, and then slowly roll your chin across your collarbone to bring it toward your chest.
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Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2025
The top's scoop neckline meets thin straps that give an open collarbone moment, and the bottoms — also high-leg — appear to tie at the hips beside a brown bead detail.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
The bullet from Csonka’s henchman fractured Vo’s collarbone and hit a major vein, sending her into shock during surgery amid much blood loss.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 Jan. 2025
Type: Facial Massager Specs: Waterproof, durable aluminum and zinc-alloy design
How to Use: To use it on the neck, start at the base of the neck near the collarbone, then roll it upward towards the earlobe several times.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn
ˌkäl-ər-ˈbōn
: clavicle
Medical Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn, ˌkäl-ər-ˈ
: clavicle
More from Merriam-Webster on collarbone
Nglish: Translation of collarbone for Spanish Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about collarbone
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