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Recent Examples of vertebra
Poking out of the vertical wall of a cutbank in a seasonally dry river was a vertebra – part of the backbone – and some ossified tendons.
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Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Each spike grew directly over and fitted a single, corresponding vertebra.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The 36-year-old ended up with a fractured vertebra after a backboard collapsed following a fellow basketball player’s dunk during last Saturday’s practice at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra, the Adelaide 36ers confirmed.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ragusa said Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center where he was found with a fractured thoracic vertebra and multiple lacerations and contusions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Paul C. Sereno, The Conversation, 24 Oct. 2025
Each spike grew directly over and fitted a single, corresponding vertebra.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025
The 36-year-old ended up with a fractured vertebra after a backboard collapsed following a fellow basketball player’s dunk during last Saturday’s practice at the Australian Institute of Sport Arena in Canberra, the Adelaide 36ers confirmed.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Ragusa said Giuliani was transported to a nearby trauma center where he was found with a fractured thoracic vertebra and multiple lacerations and contusions.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vertebra
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Acanthamoeba — also linked to neti pot use — have caused parasitic eye and skin infections, and can cause a grave brain and spinal cord infection, Granulomatous Encephalitis, that can be fatal.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
4 Feb. 2026
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Meningococcal disease is caused by Neisseria meningitidis, a type of bacteria that can infect the bloodstream or the lining of the brain and spinal cord, according to Cleveland Clinic.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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One flight attendant was lifted to the celling and then thrown to the floor, fracturing her spine.—
Aaron Cooper,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of the bullets severed his spine, leaving him paralyzed on a respirator.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Lubesnik’s boss is one of those suits who hates loose cannons and talks about city hall being on his back.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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Colmenarez said during his detention on April 16, 2013, he was forced to kneel down and place his head between his legs while the officers hit his back and neck, kicking and stepping on him with their military boots.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Vertebra.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vertebra. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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