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
Mayreau Beach Club & Villas stands head and shoulders above the rest as an upscale hideaway perched on a blissfully tranquil bay.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, the one area where the United States has historically stood head and shoulders above the Danish system is in our commitment to a comprehensive vaccine schedule.
—Michael Thwing, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Squeeze your abs, and lift your head and shoulders off the ground.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
The TPUs from Alphabet -owned Google are getting renewed attention since last week's release of Gemini 3, which is head and shoulders above other artificial intelligence models and was trained on custom chips co-designed with Broadcom .
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
In fact, the one area where the United States has historically stood head and shoulders above the Danish system is in our commitment to a comprehensive vaccine schedule.
—Michael Thwing, STAT, 6 Feb. 2026
Squeeze your abs, and lift your head and shoulders off the ground.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 20 Dec. 2025
The TPUs from Alphabet -owned Google are getting renewed attention since last week's release of Gemini 3, which is head and shoulders above other artificial intelligence models and was trained on custom chips co-designed with Broadcom .
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for head and shoulders
Adverb
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That definitely was not on our agenda for some of our night.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Giveaways were definitely a popular draw to the expo as evidenced by the number of full sponsor bags many patrons carried around.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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Today, China is far and away the leader in producing renewable energy – operating three times the wind and solar of the United States and India, the next two largest countries, combined, according to the Global Energy Monitor research firm.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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This is the story of how Shiffrin dodged all the psychological landmines that the Olympics threw at her to achieve the result that the public expected from the woman who is far and away the winningest skier in the sport’s history.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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This is undoubtedly a public health crisis.—
Eric J. Nestler,
STAT,
28 Apr. 2026
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Struijk will undoubtedly keep playing the goal over in his head, but Leeds cannot dwell on this.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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