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as in die
bones plural a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games the pirates decided their captives' fate with a toss of the bones

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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 dollar
slang a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents in my college days I hadn't a bone to my name

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as in corpse
bones plural a dead body requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

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bone

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adverb

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verb

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Recent Examples of bone
Noun
To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de-boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity. Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020 Place wings bone side down on grill and grill covered 10 min. The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2020
Adverb
Collagen is a protein in the body that provides structural support to skin, bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Devineé Lingo, Health, 23 Oct. 2025 Chicken bones go into the oven on Tuesday night, and the sauce is built up over Wednesday, Head Chef Stuart Andrew explains. Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
Noun
  • Turns out it’s finished ahead of schedule and already shipping the servers, which will support Apple Intelligence services on consumer devices like iPhones, according to a new Fox Business report.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That means more than one of every eight of Kroger's 103 stores in its Cincinnati-Dayton division (which includes Northern Kentucky) have the digital devices so far.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • How to live 9 years longer Billy Joel famously sang that only the good die young.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This is a full-fledged system on a chip (SoC), with the central processor, graphics processing, Neural Engine, and unified memory all on a single silicon die.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Pasta Whole-grain pasta, including whole wheat pasta, retains more fiber, vitamins like B vitamins, and essential minerals such as iron and magnesium, which support heart health, digestion, and energy.
    Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Now Governor Healey and the homeless industrial complex have set their heart on over-cramming capacity on Redlands Road.
    Lou Murray, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Brown’s descendants, and their spouses, are responsible for pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into the community and spending countless hours serving on local nonprofit boards.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Officials have argued the government shutdown hinders the Department of Agriculture's ability to distribute additional dollars.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The character was loosely inspired by Ed Gein, a real serial killer and grave robber from Wisconsin who dug up corpses and used their bones and skin to make everything from clothing to furniture and even silverware.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • And, perhaps most importantly, to quit worrying so damn much.
    Christine Peterson, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Well, his lower body looks damn good to start.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Dancing spirits, dressed in Victorian-era garb, stir up devilry as the night unfolds.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Make a tasty salad dressing with pomegranate juice, rice vinegar, oil, garlic powder, and a bit of honey.
    Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The cosmos is asking us to define our aspirations and inclinations.
    Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 20 Oct. 2025
  • On command, the Arc would detach from the service module and reenter the atmosphere at Mach 20+ with a high sustained g-load to arrive at any location within its orbital inclination zone.
    David Szondy October 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025

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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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