Backbone
Backbone noun - A column of bones supporting the trunk of a vertebrate animal.
Nearby Word: backboned
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- This is mainly played as having good results, with Tsuna gaining a backbone and the strength to protect his "family."
Source: Teach Him Anger - And even as she finds herself admiring Long Shi for her backbone, willpower, and strength, Mei still doesn't forgive her for what she did.
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He shows unexpected agility and strength (not to mention backbone) during his short stint as a busboy at Anna Miller's, and easily navigates Largo's PH34R game in Mega Gamers the next day.
Source: Webcomic / MegaTokyo
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Strength and Backbone. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/backbone/strength
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