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Recent Examples of vertebra
Nod your head, then imagine rolling through your spine, one vertebra at a time.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
The next highest vertebra — the axis — allows for side-to-side movement of the skull.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
In December 2003, Ozzy was seriously injured after an accident with his all-terrain vehicle broke his collarbone, eight ribs and a neck vertebra.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Before that analysis, the team only knew that the ornithopod vertebra was from the Late Cretaceous period.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
The next highest vertebra — the axis — allows for side-to-side movement of the skull.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
In December 2003, Ozzy was seriously injured after an accident with his all-terrain vehicle broke his collarbone, eight ribs and a neck vertebra.
—Roy Trakin, HollywoodReporter, 22 July 2025
Before that analysis, the team only knew that the ornithopod vertebra was from the Late Cretaceous period.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
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The bullet severed Onyx’s spinal cord, causing paralysis from the waist down.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Sep. 2025
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Organizations are pioneering techniques and equipment that make climbing accessible to athletes with visual impairments, limb differences, and spinal cord injuries.—
Skylar Mitchell,
Essence,
9 Sep. 2025
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The new species was identified by its DNA, body proportions, eye size, fin spines, internal anatomy and other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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Besides its many uses in cooking, a lavender plant adds fragrance and color wherever it's planted—along a path, beside a patio, or in a pot on your back deck—thanks to a long blooming season.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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Of course, the only reason Oracle is in this position is down to Ellison’s courting of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which has allowed his company, previously a distinct back-of-the-pack cloud company, to secure a massive stockpile of top-of-the-line Nvidia GPUs.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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