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The flying reptile, represented by a vertebra from the neck, was found in Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada, in July 2023.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Nix was listed on the Week 13 injury report with a back issue, which has since been diagnosed as a transverse process fracture — a break on the side of a vertebra in the spine.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Megan, who suffered multiple injuries, including a broken foot and vertebra, spent three weeks in the ICU and then was transferred to a rehab facility, according to the report.
—David Chiu, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Mangione was seemingly active in a subreddit community dedicated to discussions about spondylolisthesis, a condition where one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
Nix was listed on the Week 13 injury report with a back issue, which has since been diagnosed as a transverse process fracture — a break on the side of a vertebra in the spine.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, Megan, who suffered multiple injuries, including a broken foot and vertebra, spent three weeks in the ICU and then was transferred to a rehab facility, according to the report.
—David Chiu, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Mangione was seemingly active in a subreddit community dedicated to discussions about spondylolisthesis, a condition where one of the bones in your spine, called a vertebra, slips forward.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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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 10 Jun. 2025.
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