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Recent Examples of ventral
Roughly 20% of adults will develop a primary ventral hernia.
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides (ventrolateral zone) of the underside (ventral horn) of the spinal cord.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
There is less muscle and cartilage on their ventral side, which would allow the orcas easier access to important blood vessels like the aorta.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, however, those neurons are completely separate from the ones which issue commands to the fish’s other three dorsal fins, located in the lower side of its ventral horn, called the ventrolateral zone.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
In most bony fish, or teleosts, motor neurons for fins are found on the sides (ventrolateral zone) of the underside (ventral horn) of the spinal cord.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
There is less muscle and cartilage on their ventral side, which would allow the orcas easier access to important blood vessels like the aorta.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
Interestingly, however, those neurons are completely separate from the ones which issue commands to the fish’s other three dorsal fins, located in the lower side of its ventral horn, called the ventrolateral zone.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
Adjective
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The anterior cingulate cortex, or ACC, is a part of the brain involved in higher-level thinking and emotional processing.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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When the deep stabilizing muscles of the shoulder, such as the lower trapezius, serratus anterior and rotator cuff, aren’t firing properly, larger muscles such as the upper trapezius (located at the side of the neck and top of the back) and pectoralis major (upper chest) tend to take over.—
Dana Santas,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Appearing on The Tonight Show, Isaacs was asked the reaction to his character’s accent and took the opportunity to make light of his full frontal moment.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 Apr. 2025
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When the original deferred resignation offer arrived, many viewed it as a frontal assault on the federal bureaucracy.—
Eileen Sullivan,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The same year, Pope Francis rode around Ecuador in a white Jeep Wrangler, featuring a front glass roof with open sides, allowing the pontiff to easily wave from all sides.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Black drapes were unfurled near the front doors hours after his death.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When the waves and the reef’s natural slope combine, the mushroom corals are gradually pushed down to the fore reef area, which is generally a calmer, sandy seabed environment.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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Finally, through years of swimming at an awkward 45-degree angle, the turtle mostly used its fore flippers, which led to atrophy of the hind limbs.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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