trapezius
noun
tra·pe·zi·us
trə-ˈpē-zē-əs 
tra-
plural trapezii
trə-ˈpē-zē-ˌī
tra-
also trapeziuses
: a large flat triangular superficial muscle of each side of the upper back
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Deadlifts also strengthen muscles that attach to your shoulders, such as the upper trapezius and latissimus dorsi.
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Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Leg Deadlifts This exercise targets the following muscles: glutes, hamstrings, core, back, and trapezius muscles with a dumbbell weight.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 July 2024
Chest Presses Focus: deltoids, trapezius muscles, and biceps WATCH
Vogue World Paris 2024
Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
Raise your arms out to the sides, then bend your elbows with your hands extended and your fingers pointed toward the ceiling.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 17 June 2024
The film opens not with a mandible but with a trapezius, a flashback in black-and-white of the Von Erich patriarch, Fritz (Holt McCallany), in the midst of a match, grunting and colliding with another body in a spotlighted ring.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
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Laura Campedelli, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
Leg Deadlifts This exercise targets the following muscles: glutes, hamstrings, core, back, and trapezius muscles with a dumbbell weight.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 22 July 2024
Chest Presses Focus: deltoids, trapezius muscles, and biceps WATCH
Vogue World Paris 2024
Sit with your legs crossed, your back straight, and your abs engaged.
Raise your arms out to the sides, then bend your elbows with your hands extended and your fingers pointed toward the ceiling.
—Marie Bladt, Vogue, 17 June 2024
The film opens not with a mandible but with a trapezius, a flashback in black-and-white of the Von Erich patriarch, Fritz (Holt McCallany), in the midst of a match, grunting and colliding with another body in a spotlighted ring.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Trapezius.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trapezius. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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trapezius
noun
tra·pe·zi·us
trə-ˈpē-zē-əs, tra-
plural trapezii
-zē-ˌī
also trapeziuses
also trapeziuses
: a large flat triangular superficial muscle of each side of the upper back that arises from the occipital bone, the ligamentum nuchae, and the spinous processes of the last cervical and all the thoracic vertebrae, is inserted into the outer part of the clavicle, the acromion, and the spine of the scapula, and serves chiefly to rotate the scapula so as to present the glenoid cavity upward
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