VERTEBRAL COLUMNS Synonyms: 8 Similar Words

vertebral columns

noun

plural of vertebral column

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a column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal carefully reconstructed the vertebral column of the dinosaur

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But the story went on scaring people for many years afterward, and is probably still sending chills down more than a few spines today.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
As appointed by production designer Valeria De Felice, the workspace is a literary dreamscape, lined with Persian rugs and bookcases displaying a rainbow of magazine spines.

— Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

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