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
  • Back in March 2022, Davidson was 33-years old and the youngest general manager in the NHL, taking over a franchise reeling from the fallout of the scandal surrounding former video coach Brad Aldrich.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Here is an article about Jim Harbaugh, the coach of the Los Angeles Chargers.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 7 Mar. 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
  • Now evidence of trip is found One of the artifacts was a terret ring, which would have been used on Celtic chariots to help guide the horse reins, the organization said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The small asteroid, which is more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Dec. 2024
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
  • Meanwhile the arches present in the shelving nods to the factory’s furnaces, and the display cases take inspiration from trunks that preciously carried Baccarat pieces to the World Fair on stagecoaches throughout the 19th century.
    Marissa Muller, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
  • 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
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
  • Other amenities include an outdoor library, activities booking like diving and snorkeling trips, and a buggy for beach transfers.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In our course, students learn high-level skills such as decomposing large tasks into smaller tasks, testing code to ensure its correctness, and reading and fixing buggy code.
    Daniel Zingaro, The Conversation, 31 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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