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Recent Examples of thorax
In more severe cases, surgical options may be proposed to correct the scoliosis curve and restore balance to the thorax, creating vital space for the heart and lungs within the chest cavity.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
At around 3 to 4 millimeters, the adults have a tan thorax, and the abdomen is split with black on top and gray on the underside.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The text stops mid-sentence in case 48 at the arms and upper thorax.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Strut that runway with your arms and legs poking out of your thorax and looking sooo long!
—Julie Sharbutt, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
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Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
At around 3 to 4 millimeters, the adults have a tan thorax, and the abdomen is split with black on top and gray on the underside.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
The text stops mid-sentence in case 48 at the arms and upper thorax.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 4 Feb. 2025
Strut that runway with your arms and legs poking out of your thorax and looking sooo long!
—Julie Sharbutt, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thorax
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thorax
Noun
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Scans revealed the magnets had clustered into four chains in the lower-right side of his abdomen, pulling together different sections of his bowel with their magnetic force, the report said, noting some imagery was distorted by the magnets.—
Hanna Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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About five hours later, a co-worker found the victim lying in her car, gravely wounded by two gunshots to her abdomen and shoulder.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After settling my stomach with the signature honey-and-ginger tea, I was led to one of the houses to experience a Pizhichil treatment, a type of Ayurvedic treatment whereby warm oil is poured over the body to detox and rejuvenate the system.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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With three firmness options—soft, medium, and firm—side sleepers and stomach sleepers alike are sure to find their fit here.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Thorax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thorax. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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