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Recent Examples of vertebra
According to the church, Pastor Edwards suffered fractures to his sternum, clavicle and a vertebra in his back.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The bike’s impact with the trench’s far wall jammed his body against the seat and shattered a vertebra in his lower back.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
The largest vertebra in that specimen measured 15.5 centimeters (6 inches) in diameter, although there are other megalodon vertebrae in Denmark, for example, with diameters as much as 23 centimeters (9 inches).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
The flying reptile, represented by a vertebra from the neck, was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2023.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The bike’s impact with the trench’s far wall jammed his body against the seat and shattered a vertebra in his lower back.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2015
The largest vertebra in that specimen measured 15.5 centimeters (6 inches) in diameter, although there are other megalodon vertebrae in Denmark, for example, with diameters as much as 23 centimeters (9 inches).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 9 Mar. 2025
The flying reptile, represented by a vertebra from the neck, was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2023.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
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This week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved the global clinical trial to treat spinal cord injury (SCI), which is estimated to affect more than 15 million people worldwide.—
Bronwyn Thompson,
New Atlas,
26 May 2025
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In Baltimore, where the police department entered into a consent decree following the 2015 killing of Freddie Gray, who died after suffering a spinal cord injury while in police custody, reform efforts remain ongoing.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
25 May 2025
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Erector spinae: The erector spinae are a group of muscles that support your spine.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025
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The hotline is the communicative spine of Hope Florida, intended to help wean people off of government assistance.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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The only duos put ahead of them were Christian Benford and Taron Johnson of the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans defensive backs Derek Stingley Jr. and Kamari Lassiter.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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It can be kicked while kids are on their back, pawed at during tummy time, and played like a real piano (after being tilted up 90 degrees).—
Cameron LeBlanc,
Parents,
5 June 2025
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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