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Recent Examples of vertebra
Her stepfather, Roger, suffered a devastating fall, breaking his C5 vertebra and becoming a quadriplegic.
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 27 June 2025
The vertebra was located in a layer of rock created during the Late Cretaceous, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa’s injury.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
While doing some unrelated research years after finding the fossil in storage, Bourque came across an image of a tegu vertebra.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Jordan Greene, People.com, 27 June 2025
The vertebra was located in a layer of rock created during the Late Cretaceous, just before the dinosaurs went extinct.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
The 29-year-old suffered a concussion and his own fractured vertebra, though less serious than Landa’s injury.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 19 May 2025
While doing some unrelated research years after finding the fossil in storage, Bourque came across an image of a tegu vertebra.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
Noun
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The gut-brain axis links your central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) with your enteric nervous system (the nervous system of the gut).—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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In some cases, the virus can lead to severe illness, leading to inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The second had shattered the spine just above the first.—
Fred C. Mercer,
Outdoor Life,
14 Aug. 2025
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But as new rows of servers are added, the physical cabling between leaf switches and the spine can quickly overwhelm cable trays and conduits.—
Bhupendra Singh,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The iPhone has pretty much looked the same since 2017 — a rectangular piece of glass with a touchscreen on the front, and a few cameras on the back.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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The energy commission’s report on power costs was even thinner gruel, mostly patting itself on the back for adopting standards for appliances and other power-using devices that reduced their demands.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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