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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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Despite significant medical advances, spinal cord damage remains one of the most difficult physical injuries to treat.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 June 2026
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It's caused by a gene mutation that leads to the death of motor neurons in the spinal cord.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
3 June 2026
Noun
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That should send chills down the spines of the 29 other front offices through the league.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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The fruit is typically oval or heart-shaped with a green peel and soft spines.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Teams have been less willing to let San Diego play through central zones, less surprised by its buildup structure and more eager to test the space behind its fullbacks and center backs.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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There were people on all the chairs and sitting on the floor in the aisles and even standing at the back, leaning up against the wall.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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