as in head and shoulders
by a considerable margin
that Mexican restaurant is far and away the best in the area
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Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth ask if the Eagles are far and away the best team in the NFC.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
This is a matter of the country with far and away the highest GDP in the world using its resources to stave off some of the worst forms of suffering in other populations.
—Gabriel Spitzer, NPR, 6 May 2025
The track is far and away one of the most commercially viable releases by any K-pop musician in American history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Nvidia, far and away, was our best performing stock last week, with a gain of 16.1%.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
This is a matter of the country with far and away the highest GDP in the world using its resources to stave off some of the worst forms of suffering in other populations.
—Gabriel Spitzer, NPR, 6 May 2025
The track is far and away one of the most commercially viable releases by any K-pop musician in American history.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Nvidia, far and away, was our best performing stock last week, with a gain of 16.1%.
—Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 18 May 2025
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One World, March 18 While there have been quite a few novels approaching the subject of cult indoctrination lately, Nicole Cuffy’s literary marvel stands head and shoulders above the rest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2025
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On SnapChat, there was a custom snap lens leveraging AR technology allowing fans to have Stitch crawl on their head and shoulders while wearing a lei, sunglasses, etc.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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Cornstarch is especially crucial for baked meringues in hot and humid areas, and the American South is most definitely that, to say the least.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 June 2025
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There are definitely different applicable statutes, depending on the form of community association.—
Howard Dakoff,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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“Far and away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/far%20and%20away. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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