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as in devices
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
he hasn't a competitive bone in his body
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as in heart
usually bones plural
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
I could feel in my bones that I had just met my future wife
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as in damn
to a great degree
grew up in a backwoods area that was bone poor
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as in to dress
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Recent Examples of bone
Embry Roberts,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
At age 15, Weeks was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer of the bone and soft tissue.
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Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Kim Sunée,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Oct. 2021
But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it.
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Will Coviello,
NOLA.com,
18 Sep. 2020
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Noun
Minerals such as calcium, manganese, and fluoride support bone health, helping to prevent or manage diseases like arthritis and osteoporosis.
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Embry Roberts,
Martha Stewart,
2 July 2026
At age 15, Weeks was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer of the bone and soft tissue.
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Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 July 2026
Verb
As to roasting, Don likes to bone out the chicken or spatchcock it by removing the backbone, before seasoning and rubbing with olive oil and roasting in the oven at 300 degrees for up to three hours.
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Kim Sunée,
Anchorage Daily News,
28 Oct. 2021
But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it.
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Will Coviello,
NOLA.com,
18 Sep. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
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But none of that has happened, and Hamas rejected a new disarmament proposal in March that would force it to give up its tunnel network as well as rockets, heavy munitions, explosive devices and assault rifles before any Israel withdrawal.
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This one from Amazon is only $36 and can keep your devices charged for up to one week on a single charge.
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In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
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That gap between curation and creation, between consuming ideas and generating them, is where message sovereignty either lives or dies.
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Their coupling instantly captured the attention and hearts of fans around the world, and Swift’s presence at Chiefs games was even credited with bolstering female interest in NFL football.
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His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Two years after opening in the historic 1920s venue, Stile DTLA has unveiled its multimillion-dollar renovation.
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Watkins has been charged with a felony count of delivery of narcotics and a misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse.
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The viruses trigger the same type of disease and are spread via the same methods — contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, or the preparation of an infected corpse for traditional burials.
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Hodad’s is a third-generation small business, a San Diego treasure that makes a damn good burger.
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Williams is too young to be this damn good.
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Style yours casually for daytime, then dress it up for fancy dinners.
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Because a robot cannot yet dress itself, zippers, snaps, magnets and detachable modular pieces make each garment easy to put on, remove and maintain.
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Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.
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Getty Choosing a college major has always been a big life decision, influenced by not only personal inclinations and talents, but also by starting salaries.
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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