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sinew(s)

noun

Definition of sinew(s)next
as in right hand

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  1. right hand
  2. spine
  3. backbone
Noun
  • One deputy saw Mendiola sitting on a bench holding a semiautomatic handgun in his right hand and loading a magazine into the firearm before firing a shot, the report states.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • From there, receiver Shamar Porter reached behind his back shoulder with his right hand to haul it in and get into the end zone.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of right hand
Noun
  • Both the parabolic arc of a flying baseball and the parabolic arc at the tip of a cactus spine can be described using quadratic equations, but the two are fashioned by different forces.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Later still, BMPs help direct the migration of mature neurons in the developing spine.
    — JOHN TIMMER, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of spine
Noun
  • Merchants can’t wait for that backbone to modernize, so the real question is how much a provider actually does with the data those old systems already produce.
    — Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The Sparks also desperately needed Brink to become the defensive backbone of the team.
    — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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