as in vertebra
a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal
he hurt his spine in the accident, but the doctor says he'll be walking again in no time
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Recent Examples of spine
The mere mention of bed bugs is enough to send a shiver down the spine.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Refined Flex and Improved Instep Fit At the rear of the boot, Nordica redesigned the spine to provide more support against getting in the backseat while also smoothing out the flex.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Mama winds through the labyrinth of shelves, smiling when her fingers gloss the gold spine of a good read, the same way my hand slides over Angelou’s book.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Parents have always needed to raise children with strong spines, thick skins and moral virtue.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
Refined Flex and Improved Instep Fit At the rear of the boot, Nordica redesigned the spine to provide more support against getting in the backseat while also smoothing out the flex.
—Jenny Wiegand, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Mama winds through the labyrinth of shelves, smiling when her fingers gloss the gold spine of a good read, the same way my hand slides over Angelou’s book.
—Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026
Parents have always needed to raise children with strong spines, thick skins and moral virtue.
—Abby McCloskey, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spine
Noun
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Nod your head, then imagine rolling through your spine, one vertebra at a time.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
13 Jan. 2026
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Multi-density sponges – wrapped in impossibly soft elastic micro-linen fabric – in the seat and headrest contoured to every curve in my anatomy, deliberately cupping each vertebra as if the chair were custom fitted to me, and me only.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Jan. 2026
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The system will form the backbone of a long-term partnership between FAU and D-Wave, which provides both annealing and gate-model quantum computing platforms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Many are Latin American or African immigrants working in the agricultural, tourism or service sectors, backbones of Spain’s booming economy.—
Renata Brito,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Over his 12-year NFL career, Mathieu became regarded as one of the league's premier defensive backs.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Multiple videos that emerged of the shooting contradicted that claim, showing the intensive care nurse had only his mobile phone in his hand as officers tackled him to the ground, with one removing a handgun from the back of Pretti's pants as another officer began firing shots into his back.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Spine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spine. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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