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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backboned
Adjective
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This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.—
National Geographic,
National Geographic,
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According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.—
Elliot Hughes,
Journal Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
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Even these young players already have major tournament experience — a huge strength given their tough group.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Stark disparities in job opportunities available overall compared to the 25 major contractors may indicate these companies are starting to make tough decisions following DOGE cuts, according to Cory Stahle, the report’s author and economist at the Hiring Lab.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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The Bear Elite Hybrid comes in soft, medium and firm options.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
27 June 2025
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The plush pillow is filled with down clusters while the mid-plush and firm contain combination of down clusters and feathers.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Only the people of Iran, organized, unified, and backed by a principled international community, can finally bring this dark chapter to an end.—
Jila Andalib,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2025
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This field provides graduates with all sorts of opportunities within the healthcare field, and is a principled choice with a great ROI.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Love, in these movies, emerges as a virtuous vegetable.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
21 June 2025
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Not to mention the choice of bamboo as the primary structural material: its rapid growth, renewability, and carbon sequestration capabilities endow it with many virtuous properties.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.—
Alia Wong,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2023
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Whether those numbers are an overstatement, or possibly an understatement, is hard to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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There’s a moral sleight of hand in this business — a way of justifying detachment as professionalism.—
Rob Shuter,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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In these fields, reliability is a moral and operational imperative.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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We’re wired to search far and wide for whatever will keep us upright.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Roots pull moisture and nutrients from the soil but also act as an anchor to keep the plants upright.—
Heather Zidack,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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