Synonyms for backbones
back·bones

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1. List of paraphrases for "backbones":

   barebones, pillars

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1. Tim Macy:

   At the end of the three-day weekend, even the Republicans in the U.S. Senate who were saying' We've got to cave on something' -- all of a sudden Gun Owners of America backbones turned into titanium.

2. Mark Coggins, "The Immortal Game" (novel):

   Carbon atoms on a distant planet rearranged themselves into DNA, microorganisms formed, grew backbones, swam around the ocean, mutated into amphibians and crawled onto dry land—and finally a cab appeared at the mouth of the alley.

3. Josh Michaud:

   I think they are important as backbones for federal support for state and local responses.

4. Resident Juamaame Evins:

   Even though we lost everything and stuff got stolen, we can rebuild together and help each other and be each other's backbones and carry each other through this time because we need each other.

5. Tom Taylor:

   Their spines extend upwards, constant pressure on their backbones from tourists can result in permanent physical damage – which can be seen in Pai Lin.