as in right hand
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Noun
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Usiripalli allegedly used his right hand to strike the boy in the left collarbone.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025 -
And then, within days of Boston's exit from the postseason in the wild card round, both catchers underwent surgeries — Narvaez on the meniscus in his right knee, Wong to have a bony outgrowth known as a carpal boss removed from his right hand.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Just hearing this phrase whispered on the other end of the phone is enough to send a chill up your spine.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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The folds of rock turn vertical, knifelike, a stegosaurus spine of giant sandstone plates.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Peychaud’s Bitters, all cherry and anise as opposed to Angostura Bitters’ cinnamon and clove, combines with the herbal pop of absinthe and the spicy backbone of the rye to create something wholly new.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
25 Oct. 2025
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The administration has moved to eliminate federal funding for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—the very backbone of our nation’s cultural infrastructure.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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