as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan
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Recent Examples of invertebrate
Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2023
A year later, the state budgeted $10 million to pull DNA out of historic insect collections, as well as to launch ambitious new field studies to better understand the extent of California’s invertebrate biodiversity.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2022
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers in the Republic of Korea, or South Korea, have discovered two unusual invertebrate species through the first study of its kind in more than 100 years.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Jessica Ware is associate curator of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History.
—Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2023
A year later, the state budgeted $10 million to pull DNA out of historic insect collections, as well as to launch ambitious new field studies to better understand the extent of California’s invertebrate biodiversity.
—Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2022
Noun
Initiated in 2019, the partnership between the two centers on the creation of a research unit around the biology of the precious coral, also known as Mediterranean red coral, aims to better understand the marine invertebrate and contribute to its preservation.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Researchers in the Republic of Korea, or South Korea, have discovered two unusual invertebrate species through the first study of its kind in more than 100 years.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invertebrate
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The past four years of conflict have exposed more than one faulty assumption, not least the previously widespread belief even among Kyiv’s allies that Ukraine would be too weak, too disorganized, to resist a full-scale invasion.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Continue reading … PARTY RECKONING — Cortez Masto admits Democrats have been 'weak on immigration,' chides Biden.—
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FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Here, Sihang Zhang and Peiyun Cong found specimens of two myllokunmingid species, representing the earliest vertebrates.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2026
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The findings also suggest that herbivory evolved independently in several different groups of early land vertebrates, not just in the ancestors of modern reptiles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The illness can be dangerous or life-threatening, particularly to older adults, those with weakened immune systems and pregnant women.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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Traffic pressure collapses the weakened pavement, forming a pothole.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
10 Feb. 2026
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The herbivore is believed to be 125 million years old and once lived in northeastern China.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
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The study authors hypothesized that this early land animal initially fed on insects but over generations evolved into an herbivore.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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They were headed home when the fresh snow, light and soft, suddenly descended from the slopes as one of the most ferocious forces of nature.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Your next best friend Weebles is the ultimate low-maintenance companion looking for a soft place to land in 2026!—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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The carnivore also had interlocking rows of teeth designed for catching slippery fish.—
Matthew Glasser,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The mini lamb chops are a classic treat for carnivores.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The nagging wife, the angry daughter and the spineless detective.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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He must be impeached, but with a spineless Congress and a corrupt Supreme Court how this will happen is in grave doubt.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Invertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrate. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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