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
Windows opened and everyone craned to see the magical village of lights and dancing elves.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
The chimp craned its neck forward and its eyes seemed to widen, as if to get a better look.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Bosa used his right arm to clear some space, craned his neck forward, and arrhythmically jerked his arms and knees.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 13 Dec. 2024
As black town cars snaked down Wall Street from 5.30 p.m., onlookers leaving the office craned their necks and did a double take inside the temporary tent popped up outside Cipriani.
—Freya Drohan, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2024
The chimp craned its neck forward and its eyes seemed to widen, as if to get a better look.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Bosa used his right arm to clear some space, craned his neck forward, and arrhythmically jerked his arms and knees.
—Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crane
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Elon Musk's company is targeting Monday evening (March 3) for Flight 8 of Starship, which will lift off from Starbase in South Texas, near the border city of Brownsville.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Until this week, the brothers were also banned from leaving Romania, a measure that prosecutors said on Thursday had been lifted.—
Luiza Ilie,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Rescuers rappelled down from the aircraft, put harnesses on the boy and his father and hoisted them up.—
Nicole Brown Chau,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2025
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The video shows the helicopter flying over the pair, who could be seen waving at the crew, and eventually hoisting them up to safety.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Costco raised membership prices in September 2024 for the first time since 2017.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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But Friday's reports raise concerns about what's been a remarkably resilient economy, and the losses on Wall Street were widespread.—
STAN CHOE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crane. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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