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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The Hundred Lie on your back with your legs lifted into tabletop position, your head and shoulders elevated off the floor, and both arms reaching forward, parallel to the floor.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
Outperformance from insurers is likely here to stay in 2025 per the ratio of KIX to the S & P 500, which has a relative breakout confirming an inverse head and shoulders pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
Many foods contain a decent amount of zinc (and some are even heavily fortified with it), but certain ones are especially high in the mineral—and one in particular stands head and shoulders above the rest.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025
Outperformance from insurers is likely here to stay in 2025 per the ratio of KIX to the S & P 500, which has a relative breakout confirming an inverse head and shoulders pattern.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
But one surprising textile was head and shoulders above the rest.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Head and shoulders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/head%20and%20shoulders. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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