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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
Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Eighth generation bone conduction technology uses vibrations to transmit sound through your cheekbone directly to your inner ear for a premium audio experience, leaving your eardrums open to surroundings.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 18 Sep. 2020
Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 May 2020
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Noun
Calcium is important for bone strength and nerve signaling, manganese helps support metabolism and antioxidant defenses, copper plays a role in iron metabolism and energy production and selenium is essential for thyroid function and immune health.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026
Eighth generation bone conduction technology uses vibrations to transmit sound through your cheekbone directly to your inner ear for a premium audio experience, leaving your eardrums open to surroundings.
—Tory Johnson, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 18 Sep. 2020
Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
Noun
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Indeed, Hamilton says that in her experience, most runners, when left to their own devices, do all of their easy runs at a faster-than-necessary pace.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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Later, O’Brien touted a fake company tasked with reformatting movies for smaller and smaller handheld devices, but the joke missed the mark.—
Peter Tonguette,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is not what real, honest-to-goodness, ride-or-die friends do.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
18 Mar. 2026
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Every roll of a die has six equally likely outcomes.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The kind of traveler who loves customized itineraries is a trendsetter at heart, someone with an insatiable curiosity for the world and a penchant for authentic experiences.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Noel’s bank statements show thousands of dollars in cash deposits, some of which her bank, JP Morgan Chase, flagged as suspicious.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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That move saved me hundreds of dollars in interest.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty in December to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse in state court.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty in December to nearly 200 counts of corpse abuse in state court.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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There’s gonna have to be a lot of that because these NFL rights are going to be so damn expensive, these streaming services are going to have to figure it out.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Hemi set the bar pretty damn high—Dodge got a comical 1,025-hp claim out of the Demon 170 before ending production of the Challenger.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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As two Japanese women dressed as Buc-ee's beavers head-butted at the center of a 16-by-16 ring Wednesday evening, Palmer Event Center’s once-lukewarm crowd began a furious chant.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The print that swaths each selection here nods to that sartorial inclination and channels feminine beauty at every angle.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The 11 satellites on board are flying to a mid-inclination orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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