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bosom

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noun

as in soul
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions his friend's sudden death pained him to his very bosom

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bosom

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verb

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Recent Examples of bosom
Adjective
Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies. Monique Judge, The Root, 15 May 2018 Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf. Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
Noun
To me, like a flock of stars rising from her bosom. Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 And then there was the rising popularity in the twenty-tens of Brazilian butt lifts, signalling the hastening shift of America’s erotic focus from the bosom to the posterior. Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bosom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosom
Adjective
  • Some of my friends sent them a gift, knowing why they were not invited, but three of my close friends didn’t send anything (even a card would have been thoughtful).
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Cena, listening to the fans, decided not to use the title, allowing Punk to hit the GTS for another very close nearfall.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • But all films included in the competitions, especially the Crystal Globe [main] competition, have this soul or core, which is very strong and through which the filmmaker tries to communicate something important.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • The series, currently filming in Singapore and Bangkok, follows two women who mysteriously swap souls after a car accident.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The styler uses the brand’s airflow technology to attract and wrap the hair around the barrel to curl, wave, smooth, and dry without extreme heat—much like its coveted blow-dryer.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • Director Mark Waters‘ forthcoming feature Hershey has wrapped principal photography after filming for over seven weeks throughout Hershey’s home state of Pennsylvania.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • And for the people who spend 80-hour weeks sweating all the intimate details of service, the job means so much more than work, the team so much more than colleagues.
    Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 June 2025
  • The writers seemingly wanted to make a more intimate, heist-style crime drama without figuring out why or how Riri would fit into it.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • Brands should take the importance of sustainability measures to heart and weave their commitment to the environment into their messaging—but with care.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • All three forms—fiction, poetry, and essay—feel present in this sweeping reflection from a troubled heart.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Markets have been avidly watching developments in the conflict, which threatens to envelop the broader oil-rich Middle East region and has driven investors to safe-haven assets, such as gold.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 18 June 2025
  • On Father’s Day, Spaun tossed his club in the air, enveloped his caddie, Mark Carens, and later hugged his wife, Melody, and their daughters, Violet, 2, and Emerson Lili, 4.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • The skills that prepare a child to read begin developing in utero, as a baby listens to the familiar voices around them and begins to develop connections between sounds and the meanings of words in their home language.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
  • Pritzker and Emanuel are nationally familiar names.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Travolta's biggest name costar, Olivia Newton-John, died in 2022 after a battle with breast cancer.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • The cancer was found in both of her breasts, and Munn’s treatment included a double mastectomy.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 30 June 2025

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