sinew(s)

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Noun
  • Officers saw red marks on her neck, elbow and wrist, plus other marks on her right hand from another incident.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • The record is 187 for the right hand and 182 for the left hand.
    Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Many are exquisitely engineered with complex mechanisms that bring fluidity and motion to the spine of the jewel, including earrings and necklaces that move with the body.
    Kate Matthams, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Fast Company said that lesions on his spine that left him ill and caused problems with walking.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The theatrical market, Roth explains, will be the backbone of The Horror Section’s business.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 July 2025
  • Before smartphones and summer schedules packed tighter than a church potluck, lawn sprinklers, slip n’ slides, biking to the neighborhood pool, and lemonade stands were the backbone of summer.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
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“Sinew(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sinew%28s%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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