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Recent Examples of vertebrate
This discovery pushed the emergence of vertebrates some 20 to 30 million years later than once thought.
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2025
In fact, all vertebrate brains share the same basic ingredients, differing in the number and arrangements of neurons.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
Snow petrels are the southernmost breeding vertebrate, found across Antarctica and the subantarctic islands.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, followed much later by birds and bats, Reuters reported.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 May 2025
In fact, all vertebrate brains share the same basic ingredients, differing in the number and arrangements of neurons.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
Snow petrels are the southernmost breeding vertebrate, found across Antarctica and the subantarctic islands.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Pterosaurs were the first vertebrates to achieve powered flight, followed much later by birds and bats, Reuters reported.
—Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebrate
Noun
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Ingesting the water could cause stomach pain, diarrhea or vomiting and even liver damage for people and animals.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Aug. 2025
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Both beloved animals have died, the zoo announced Friday.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Players will need to survive a brutal future, extract key people from the past and stop nightmarish creatures.—
Meredith G. White,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, eerie creatures lurk in the city streets, waiting.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the snake out of the tunnel and train traffic clear to commence, Mackenzie places the reptile in a netted bag to remove the critter from the home.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Researchers have seen that wild horses and burros will hog water tanks, streams, and other water sources — often to the detriment of native critters like deer and antelope, which are easily bullied by a big stallion.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
31 July 2025
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“Vertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebrate. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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