thoraxes

variants or thoraces
plural of thorax

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Noun
  • Russian defenses stretched for miles, forcing sapper teams to crawl on their stomachs at twilight to spot and disarm mines under enemy drone surveillance and artillery fire.
    David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Food insecurity doesn’t necessarily mean kids are going to bed with growling stomachs every night.
    Oona Hanson, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cats that sleep on their sides or on their backs with their bellies exposed feel secure and trusting of their environment.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Sporting an unmistakable dark mane and unique folds of skin along their bellies, Asiatic lions are slightly smaller than their African cousins.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Thoraxes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoraxes. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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