as in weak
lacking strength of will or character
an invertebrate Congress that blithely went along with the President's ill-conceived plan
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Recent Examples of invertebrate
Marta Vidal, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
Fire effects are expected to be long-term, lasting anywhere from five to 20 years, and the service says aquatic invertebrate monitoring will continue.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
There's no doubt that Blean Woods is already humming with invertebrate life.
—Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022
Surveying invertebrate life is freelance ecologist and entomologist Graeme Lyons.
—Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022
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In Jordan, most of the fossils found so far are marine invertebrate fossils, such as bivalves, ammonites and foraminifers.
—Marta Vidal, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2022
Fire effects are expected to be long-term, lasting anywhere from five to 20 years, and the service says aquatic invertebrate monitoring will continue.
—Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
There's no doubt that Blean Woods is already humming with invertebrate life.
—Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022
Surveying invertebrate life is freelance ecologist and entomologist Graeme Lyons.
—Victoria Turk, Wired, 19 July 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for invertebrate
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Scene-to-scene continuity is typically weak and telling.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Capasa noted that a negative third quarter impacted by weak internal demand, the slowdown of purchases from Chinese customers and overall geopolitical instability kept worsening the cautious scenario already registered in the first half of the year.Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recently, a study published in Science Advances provided the strongest evidence yet that a brain microbiome can and does exist in healthy vertebrates—fish, specifically.Yasemin Saplakoglu, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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Since many species deliver their young through eggs, the researchers next wish to examine how hormones like TRH work in these other vertebrates.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Cheetahs play a key role in maintaining the natural balance of some herbivores in the ecoregion of the Horn of Africa, where the Abyssinian hares can be found.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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His story offers a chance for the general populace to learn about conservation and the importance of preserving these creatures who play a critical role in their ecosystems by keeping fish and herbivore populations in check.Scott Travers, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
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It’s packed with nourishing ingredients and leaves lips soft and hydrated overnight.Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 10 Dec. 2024
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Ripe pomegranates become soft and less resistant to cracking, so look for less firm fruits.Merve Ceylan, Health, 10 Dec. 2024
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The short-faced bear went extinct around 11,000 years, at the end of the Pleistocene, along with most of the large mammals that lived alongside it, including all the large carnivores listed above, as well as giant ground sloths, mammoths, mastodons, giant beavers, camels, and giant armadillos.Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sometimes, in rarer cases, a small carnivore puts themself up for the job.Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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There are about 60 games left and plenty of time to make up that kind of ground, especially in the AL West against the spineless Mariners and after getting through the Astros last year.Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
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Don’t let our spineless lawmakers trick you at the ballot box.Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Invertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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