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
Keep a neutral spine throughout the movement.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
The new species was identified by its coloring, skin texture, spines, eye coloring, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Oxford World’s Classics, whose very name conjures for me an image of the imprint’s white spines, was doing the novel, like Penguin, using multiple translators.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
For example,side sleepers tested pillows advertised as supportive to keep the neck and spine aligned, hot sleepers tested cooling pillows, and plush-preferring sleepers tried pillows made of materials like latex or down.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Oct. 2025
The new species was identified by its coloring, skin texture, spines, eye coloring, body proportions and other subtle physical features, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Oxford World’s Classics, whose very name conjures for me an image of the imprint’s white spines, was doing the novel, like Penguin, using multiple translators.
—Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
For example,side sleepers tested pillows advertised as supportive to keep the neck and spine aligned, hot sleepers tested cooling pillows, and plush-preferring sleepers tried pillows made of materials like latex or down.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spine
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The skulls now rest on Theo’s bookshelf, flanked by nature’s curiosities: eggshells, feathers, polished stones, a whale vertebra discovered on the beach.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Oct. 2025
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The 36-year-old ended up with a fractured vertebra after a backboard collapsed following a fellow basketball player’s dunk during last Saturday’s practice at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra, the Adelaide 36ers confirmed.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Maize provides the nutritive backbone to the Three Sisters system, yielding the bulk of the energy and a modest amount of protein.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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The company’s recognition at the Humanoid Robotics Industry Awards signals growing acknowledgment of software infrastructure as the backbone of the next industrial era, where humanoid robots actively learn, adapt, and collaborate.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Oct. 2025
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Both backs seemed excited about employing more pony looks.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The skirt featured extra structural fabric on the sides and the back, which gave it additional drama.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Spine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spine. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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