backboned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backboned
Adjective
  • This results in a charge imbalance that builds up an electric field strong enough to trigger flashes of lightning.
    National Geographic, National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2023
  • According to research from Everytown for Gun Safety, a nonprofit that advocates for gun control, strong gun control laws are correlated with fewer gun deaths.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2023
Adjective
  • This is a time for doing the tough, often unglamorous job of making the city function for all New Yorkers.
    Scott Stringer, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
  • When staring at twin suns like from much greater distances — many light-years away — astronomers have a much tougher time than young Skywalker in determining two stars from one.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • No matter how firm our beauty boundaries may be, a product will always come around and test them.
    Celeste Polanco, Essence, 3 June 2025
  • Brands that want to thrive must set firmer boundaries with retailers and platforms and refuse arrangements that jeopardize their financial or creative independence.
    Adam Ayers, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Viewed satirically, Henry Johnson laments — and scoffs at — the absence of principled behavior and social interaction.
    Armond White, National Review, 14 May 2025
  • For most, those fundamentals are sustainable funding, intentional use cases with clear boundaries and principled KPIs that define the plot of AI adoption.
    Shazia Manus, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Adjective
  • Although virtuous in its intent, by mandating the public disclosure of campus crime statistics, the law can incentivize underreporting.
    Kevin Mullins, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • In a virtuous friendship, each individual helps the other become better versions of themselves through encouragement, moral guidance and support.
    Gregg D. Caruso, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Sandoval has received some pay bumps, including a temporary $10,000-a-year bonus for Hawaii special education teachers designed to alleviate shortages in that and other hard-to-staff areas.
    Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But unlike climate change, turning it around doesn’t have to be that hard, and the benefits will be felt immediately.
    WIRED, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • That recognized a moral responsibility to try to balance the scales, but the court no longer tries.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025
  • By integrating care ethics into institutional frameworks, VSS can foster environments where individuals feel valued and connected, addressing the moral vocation of belonging in a world facing existential threats (registration required) like climate change.
    Yujia Zhu, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Core Muscles Walking also engages your core muscles, which help keep you upright and stabilize your trunk.
    Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • Staking peonies with peony cages offers the plant support and keeps it upright even through the elements.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2025
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“Backboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backboned. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.

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