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inch

noun as in one-twelfth of a foot/2.54 centimeters measured

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The new film is the director’s penance: an apologia to musical lovers who want to see the star do every inch of the dancing.

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He said it’s logical that bigger runners have benefited more in the switch from uncushioned spikes to shoes with nearly an inch of super-responsive foam.

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With a 1¼-inch opening, the Hedgehog delivers a tighter air stream than my leaf blower’s—better for detailed tasks.

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He and his wife were in Wyoming, finishing up a camping trip; they woke up to six inches of snow and no cell-phone service.

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“China will push for its position persistently and repeatedly so as to inch forward, and in the process undermine Taiwan’s confidence in U.S. commitment.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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