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Recent Examples of thorax
Some of these can lead to accumulation of fluid in the thorax or chest cavity.
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
Insects have three body segments (head, thorax, and abdomen) and six legs (three pairs), while spiders have two body segments (cephalothorax and abdomen) and eight legs (four pairs).
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
The crowning touch is a giant mosquito with a lava lamp on its thorax; the whole thing is made of a bunch of dumb American junk.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Unlike bees, which are typically fatter and fuzzier, wasps have a distinctive hourglass shape with a very thin waist where the thorax and abdomen meet.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Dr. John De Jong, Boston Herald, 14 July 2024
Insects have three body segments (head, thorax, and abdomen) and six legs (three pairs), while spiders have two body segments (cephalothorax and abdomen) and eight legs (four pairs).
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
The crowning touch is a giant mosquito with a lava lamp on its thorax; the whole thing is made of a bunch of dumb American junk.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2024
Unlike bees, which are typically fatter and fuzzier, wasps have a distinctive hourglass shape with a very thin waist where the thorax and abdomen meet.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thorax
Noun
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The young receiver has been dealing with an abdomen injury that led to him being placed on IR.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
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Because the birds have yolk in their abdomens, they are equipped to survive for days, said Stephen Horst, owner of Fifth Day Farm, which is under the same ownership of the hatchery.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
Noun
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The temperature had been in the 80s late Sunday afternoon, and dehydration overnight probably took at least 10 percent of the shark’s weight, in addition to the weight lost with the stomach contents.—
Donald Millus,
Outdoor Life,
3 July 2025
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However, an autopsy report completed June 29 found no evidence of water in the child's lungs and stomach, hence ruling out drowning as a cause of death, the Miami Herald reported.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 July 2025
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“Thorax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thorax. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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