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Recent Examples of vertebra
In 2025 Giuliani suffered a fractured vertebra, as well as cuts, bruising and injuries to his left arm and lower leg in a car crash in New Hampshire.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
The vertebra was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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
That makes this vertebra from the Chiting Formation an exceptionally valuable piece of the paleontological puzzle.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 3 May 2026
The vertebra was recovered from the Chiting Formation, a geological deposit formed roughly 800,000 to 400,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
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
That makes this vertebra from the Chiting Formation an exceptionally valuable piece of the paleontological puzzle.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
Noun
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She was taken to the hospital and has a spinal cord injury.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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The 16th annual event benefits The Cruisey Baby Initiative, a nonprofit created by indefatigable local artist Cruise Bogle, who suffered a spinal cord injury in 2008 (at age 19) that left him paralyzed from the neck down.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Adventurers can backpack the 40-mile Greenstone Ridge Trail, which runs along the island’s spine, or paddle between backcountry campsites while watching for moose along the shore.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
19 May 2026
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Bartholomew Street — in recent years considered the spine of an arts and innovation district — leads to the successful Parkville Market and Real Art Ways, the contemporary arts center now in the midst of a $24 million expansion.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Just don’t put your wallet in your back pocket and don’t wear a backpack on your back while on the train or metro or in crowds.—
Kristy Alpert,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
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Customers can receive books documenting a watch’s history with blank pages in the back where future generations and custodians can write their names to continue the legacy of the treasured object.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
15 May 2026
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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