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spinal columns

noun

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plural of spinal column

as in spines

a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal a diagram of the spinal column

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Recent Examples of spinal columns The creatures on this list literally lack spinal columns…and yet attain relatively massive proportions. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026

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spines

Noun

The songs’ spines are elastic, accommodating the acoustic, the electronic, the Caribbean, the bombastically orchestral, in arrangements that always seem fun for performers to brand with their likeness.

— New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
The video is backed by a booming soundtrack, composed by Pascal Wyse, largely using materials found in the desert such as saguaro spines.

— Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026