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
Hers ran from the back of her neck to the top of her spine; his was among his arm tattoos.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
This relieves lower back pressure and helps the spine settle into its natural curve.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The bullet pierced the 49-year-old guard’s spine, according to prosecutors, who said the victim endured seven hours of surgery and may be paralyzed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
This can happen if your pelvis and spine aren’t in a neutral position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
This relieves lower back pressure and helps the spine settle into its natural curve.
—Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
The bullet pierced the 49-year-old guard’s spine, according to prosecutors, who said the victim endured seven hours of surgery and may be paralyzed.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
This can happen if your pelvis and spine aren’t in a neutral position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spine
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What One Bone Revealed Cheng-Hsiu Tsai of National Taiwan University and colleagues analyzed the vertebra, which was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit near Tainan formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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After playing on the junior varsity team as a freshman, Matusak missed his sophomore season with a contusion on a vertebra in his lower back.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Materials with high entanglement could become the backbone of future quantum computers or ultra-secure communication networks.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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Data centers, the backbone of the AI economy, are among the most energy-intensive assets in the world.—
Pandu Sjahrir,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Greene made the catch, and Meadows landed on his back in a daze, barely moving with his hands pointed up and blood on his face.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Spine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spine. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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