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Keep "long-necked" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
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Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "long-necked" intact in the sentence you are editing.
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3 total sentences available.
The study did rule out the possibility that Nessie, the favorite of folklore, is a long-necked ancient reptile called a plesiosaur. The study also rejected speculations that it might be a Greenland shark or a giant sturgeon.
Source: tatoeba (8173567)
Traditional culture has rebounded as can be seen by the popularity of lezginka — a dance where women float like long-necked swans, and men strut like eagles, wearing swords and imitation cartridge belts.
Source: tatoeba (11034527)
Away from the village, there was an enclosure containing several large animals of a kind I had not seen before—shaggy, long-necked, small-headed creatures who stood or lay at ease around their pen. Alpacas?
Source: wiktionary
Closest matches include swanneck.
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