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Recent Examples of cranium
All those wrinkles allow more surface area of the brain to fit in the cranium.
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These larger figurines have detachable heads and small holes in their necks and craniums.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
In the end, however, its characters were definitely locked up inside her cranium.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
These larger figurines have detachable heads and small holes in their necks and craniums.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranium
skull
Noun
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Parts of the fetal skull had adhered to her intestines and were taken out, the lawsuit said.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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In 2024, a woman was severely injured in West Hollywood when she was hit by a motorized scooter, suffering a fractured skull and brain swelling that required hospitalization.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
5 July 2025
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“Cranium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranium. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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