dorsal

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Recent Examples of dorsal 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 When a wave of dorsal/ventral muscle contractions proceeds from the back to the front of the animal, the animal is propelled backwards. John Werner, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 The primary surgical option available is a dorsal rhizotomy. Heidi Cope, Health, 13 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for dorsal
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Adjective
  • Here, too, Russian troops have made steady gains in recent weeks, particularly the north of the town of Lyman, a railway hub and rear support base for Ukraine’s troops.
    Andrew Carey and Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
  • This eats into rear occupancy comfort, but dog comfort is more important.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Brown was out with a right knee posterior impingement.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • While the book takes place way before Katniss’s time, her parents are finally given some back story.
    Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
  • On the plus side, Tuten has legitimate three-down back potential.
    Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • At the opposite end, the aft cockpit is perfect for alfresco dining or lounging.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2023
  • 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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