as in right hand
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Noun
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To inspire the crowd to save America, Billhymer had everyone raise their right hand and repeat the same oath that politicians and public officials take.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025 -
Pickens needed only his right hand to complete the play with his body parallel to the ground.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Just hearing this phrase whispered on the other end of the phone is enough to send a chill up your spine.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The folds of rock turn vertical, knifelike, a stegosaurus spine of giant sandstone plates.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Iranian middle class has long been the backbone of the reform movement, and the driver of many of Iran’s protest movements over the decades.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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And this ‘25 squad has not shown the backbone of resolve to inspire any such turnaround, especially after the club’s inner-turmoil was laid bare last week with Tagovailoa’s post-loss remarks about some players missing or tardy for players-only meetings.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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