sinew(s)

noun

Definition of sinew(s)next
as in right hand

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  1. right hand
  2. spine
  3. backbone
Noun
  • Tight end Greg Dulcich participated in his second practice wearing a red [non-contact] jersey, and with his fingers on his right hand bandaged up.
    — Omar Kelly August 7, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Keeping your hips level and your spine long, move to the right by moving your right hand and left foot sideways, followed by your left hand and right foot.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of right hand
Noun
  • In Hrubec’s mice, however, fetuses with deformities of the brain and spine were dying early in the pregnancy and disappearing.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors said the bullet Lagrone fired struck Manns in the arm and lodged in his spine.
    — Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of spine
Noun
  • While federal policy typically focuses on new construction or subsidized housing, NOAH owners are the backbone of our affordable housing ecosystem, accounting for 75% of affordable homes nationwide.
    — Maggie Cassidy, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Like building a giant erector set, Meir and Menon worked to assemble and bolt together the triangular brackets on the 3B power channel, located on the far right, or starboard (S6) segment of the station's backbone truss.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of backbone
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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