rib cage
noun
: the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them
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Marvel’s Avengers had to awkwardly insert bizarre loot like finding drops of Black Widow belts or Hulk rib cages.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez, who leads the NL in saves, was added in place of reigning Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves, who is on the injured list with a fractured rib cage.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Sarah shuddered suddenly, with such force that her elbows drove painfully into Lucy’s rib cage.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez was added in place of Atlanta’s Chris Sale, who is on the injured list with a fractured rib cage.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez, who leads the NL in saves, was added in place of reigning Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves, who is on the injured list with a fractured rib cage.
—Chad Jennings, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Sarah shuddered suddenly, with such force that her elbows drove painfully into Lucy’s rib cage.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez was added in place of Atlanta’s Chris Sale, who is on the injured list with a fractured rib cage.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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“Rib cage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20cage. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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