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How to pronounce opposable
“opposable” pronunciation in American English
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“opposable” in real sentences
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These are opposable thumbs.
Jubilee
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We have an opposable thumb.
60 Minutes
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They've got opposable thumbs.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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the opposable thumbs so the irony is the opposable thumbs do seem to have kind of
The Royal Institution
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