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turtleneck

[tur-tl-nek] / ˈtɜr tlˌnɛk /


NOUN
shirt
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I dismiss texts from two friends as I watch, admiring her aquarium-blue turtleneck.

From Slate May 10, 2026

He quickly left Memphis for Chicago after the assassination and arranged various television appearances still wearing a turtleneck allegedly stained with King’s blood.

From Salon Feb. 17, 2026

While Jobs is known for donning a black turtleneck, he also wore bow ties during high school and at Apple’s early events.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

“I don’t think I’ve had as busy a year in North America for a very, very long time,” she says in a recent interview, poised and quietly glamorous in an elegant gray turtleneck sweater.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 11, 2024

Black turtleneck, black jacket with the collar flipped up.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

His sweaters and dark turtlenecks added to his reputation as a reclusive oracle of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Initially, Joyce’s mock turtlenecks and hairspray-stiff wigs, combined with the featherlight, Zelda Rubenstein-esque voice Wever is putting on, seem like another car crashing into a pile-up.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2025

As well as her acting achievements, Keaton was known for her trademark style, and favoured wearing turtlenecks, hats and thick-rimmed eyeglasses.

From BBC Oct. 16, 2025

It’s turtlenecks and quality sweaters, buying decorative gourds for an evening dinner party and coupling up for cuffing season, if not longer term.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

They were more of women in turtlenecks petting my hair.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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