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turtleneck

[tur-tl-nek] / ˈtɜr tlˌnɛk /


NOUN
shirt
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In the olden days, when George Steinbrenner was rattling around in a turtleneck, it would have been different.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

While Jobs favored theatrical flair and his iconic black turtleneck, Cook keeps more of an everyman profile.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

It’s the second time Hernández has played the comedian, whose caricature of Maniscalco in a red blazer and black turtleneck is at turns spot on, exaggerated and completely hilarious.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 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

He tells a few more one-liners and introduces a young kid dressed in black pants and a black turtleneck sweater.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

We hear that as an aspiring actress, Meghan - who went on to star in Suits - used to get so nervous from auditions she would get blotchy and have to wear turtlenecks.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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

Most of the androids were also wearing black turtlenecks and black pants; a few wore black dresses instead.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix


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