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Stroman will miss spring practice after surgery to re-repair the broken collarbone suffered in September, but Dawson and Smith were full go Wednesday and looking like surefire starters.
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Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
There was a leanness to the boy’s cheeks, with skeletal hollows visible beneath his collarbones, but his face and hands were clean and his cap appeared to be new.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Then, in Week 12, Minshew broke a collarbone that knocked him out for the rest of the season, leaving the quarterback duties in O’Connell’s hands.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Starting quarterback Gardner Minshew sustained a broken collarbone just a few weeks prior.
—Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
There was a leanness to the boy’s cheeks, with skeletal hollows visible beneath his collarbones, but his face and hands were clean and his cap appeared to be new.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Then, in Week 12, Minshew broke a collarbone that knocked him out for the rest of the season, leaving the quarterback duties in O’Connell’s hands.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Starting quarterback Gardner Minshew sustained a broken collarbone just a few weeks prior.
—Valentina Martinez, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Collarbone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collarbone. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn 
ˌkäl-ər-ˈbōn
: clavicle
Medical Definition
collarbone
noun
col·lar·bone
ˈkäl-ər-ˌbōn, ˌkäl-ər-ˈ
: clavicle
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