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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Other checks on Trump’s policy will also be far weaker.Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Each endpoint can be assessed to sniff out weak points.PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
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Salamanders are the only adult vertebrates that can regrow limbs, and axolotls are no exception.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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The smallest vertebrates so far discovered are the flea-toads, which live at the limit for how small any vertebrate can possibly get.GrrlScientist, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The ranges of these herbivores, that eat many types of vegetation, are thought to be expanding fast.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Since little was known about where and how these animals lived before European colonization, the researchers decided to figure out which large herbivores dominated the Yellowstone region.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a reduction in overall volume for OEM customers and a general reduction in demand for orthopedic soft bracing products.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Manu San Felix / National Geographic The Solomon Islands have the world’s second-highest coral diversity, with more than 490 species of hard and soft corals.Peter Guo, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Even in the face of hunting, human encroachment, and competition with larger carnivores, the medium dog-sized mammals appear to be thriving.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jaguars kill adult sea turtles in Central and South America, whereas smaller carnivores such as foxes, skunks, coyotes, jackals, and dingoes prey on nests in various parts of the world.ByRichard Pallardy, science.org, 28 June 2024
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There’s also the charming indecision, the earnest desire to weigh all options against each other and seeing every side so that the only logical conclusion is to be mired in a well-meaning state of paralysis — which, in another dialect, translates to spineless lack of resolve and commitment phobia.Goth Shakira, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2024
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The cast has an abundance of exceptional performances from Kevin Kline (outstanding!), Lesley Manville, Sacha Baron Cohen (so good as Catherine’s spineless husband), and Kodi Smith-McPhee as their son.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Invertebrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/invertebrate. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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