four-in-hand

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Recent Examples of four-in-hand Most people who wear ties are familiar with the four-in-hand knot, and perhaps the Windsor and the half-Windsor. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for four-in-hand
Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • The Royals may lack a leader as brilliant as Chiefs coach Andy Reid.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Both agreed for the most part that the best approach usually is to leave them alone, a sentiment Bills coach Sean McDermott echoed Friday morning.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The coaster station will be themed as a chariot garage run by an Asterix villager named Cetautomatix.
    Brady MacDonald, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The Right Hand Angels will be the beneficiary of the event’s Beer Garden sales, as well as participating in the event with their chariot runners.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Noun
  • Two decades later, the U.S. government gave the Southern Pacific Railway a right-of-way to build its railroad straight through the Coachella Valley and Cahuilla territory, piggybacking off early stagecoach routes.
    Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Aging mansions, castles, stagecoaches, distraught women in nightgowns, and a madman in an asylum are all present and accounted for.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • There’s also the option to add upgrades like a movable chaise, an ottoman, bolster pillows, and/or a sleep kit.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Made from weather-resistant materials, this chaise will last forever.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 29 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • Ten of the bright yellow golf-cart style buggies are being trialled until October as part of a micro mobility sharing scheme across a small part of Fulham in London.
    Nicole Kobie, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The company’s decision to prematurely release a buggy, completely overhauled new app back in May — with crucial features missing at launch — outraged customers and kicked off a monthslong domino effect that included layoffs, a sharp decline in employee morale, and a public apology tour.
    Chris Welch, The Verge, 13 Jan. 2025

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“Four-in-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/four-in-hand. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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