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Recent Examples of dorsal
Using its splayed pectoral and dorsal spines to fight back, the doctorfish eventually escaped—but not before Jensen managed to get the winning shot in the underwater category.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
By attacking them from below, the orcas avoid the whale sharks' tough dorsal skin that has denticles embedded on the outside, with thick connective tissue beneath it.
—New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
Because of this dorsal/ventral bias in body bends, any normal living, moving individual tends to lie on either its left side or its right side when observed crossing a horizontal surface.
—John Werner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
As seen in the preview clip below, Hudson invites Hahn to share how the dorsal nudity in Agatha All Along‘s first episode came to be, and then presents her with a plaque commemorating her piece of Marvel history.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Jan. 2025
By attacking them from below, the orcas avoid the whale sharks' tough dorsal skin that has denticles embedded on the outside, with thick connective tissue beneath it.
—New Atlas, 29 Nov. 2024
Because of this dorsal/ventral bias in body bends, any normal living, moving individual tends to lie on either its left side or its right side when observed crossing a horizontal surface.
—John Werner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
As seen in the preview clip below, Hudson invites Hahn to share how the dorsal nudity in Agatha All Along‘s first episode came to be, and then presents her with a plaque commemorating her piece of Marvel history.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dorsal
Adjective
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The 3 seems to struggle most, with perhaps too many variables for the computer to confidently handle at pace—front and rear motors, rear torque biasing, more weight, and a higher center of gravity.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Ars Technica,
25 Mar. 2025
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Other connectors are all on the rear panel, including three HDMI ports and two USB Type-A ports, one of which can read files from a USB memory key.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Brown was out with a right knee posterior impingement.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Celtics star also sat out Tuesday’s home victory over Brooklyn and last Friday’s win at Miami with what the team called a right knee posterior impingement.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Top seed Alexander Zverev lost 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to 20-year-old Frenchman Arthur Fils, who was seeded No. 17 and overcame back pain to gut out the biggest win of his career and reach the quarterfinals.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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There are plenty of reasons to be impressed by him, but Graham might be a better fit for a team in the back half of the top 10.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the opposite end, the aft cockpit is perfect for alfresco dining or lounging.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
7 Feb. 2023
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In the immediate aftermath, Russian flight controllers attempted to use the European robotic arm, attached to the Russian segment of the station, to observe the aft end of the Soyuz where the leak occurred.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
16 Dec. 2022
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“Dorsal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dorsal. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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