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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
Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Astronauts who spend months in orbit suffer radiation damage, bone loss, vision problems, and cognitive effects from fluid shifts in the brain.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 10 Nov. 2020
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
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Noun
When applying blush to her mature clients, Paulina works with the bone structure.
—Jenny Berg, Glamour, 29 May 2026
Astronauts who spend months in orbit suffer radiation damage, bone loss, vision problems, and cognitive effects from fluid shifts in the brain.
—Omar Kardoudi
may 29, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
Verb
It’s the champion of the all-around: agile enough to make delicate work of veggies and sturdy enough to bone a chicken.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 10 Nov. 2020
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
Noun
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Looking for more travel-friendly tech devices for your journey?—
Aly Walansky,
Travel + Leisure,
29 May 2026
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Nearby homes were evacuated during the investigation, and the bomb squad hauled out boxes of what were described as consumer-grade pyrotechnic devices, enough to fill more than three box trucks, according to investigators at the scene.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Because of the stigma that persists around hoarding, people with hoarding disorder and their families tend to hold guilt and shame that is only complicated further when the person who hoarded dies.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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Each kit also comes with a smaller die cast replica.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Noun
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My heart breaks for the families of these young people.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Cranberries are known to fight bacteria and protect against urinary tract infections (UTIs), while blueberries are rich in antioxidants and support overall brain and heart health.—
Julie Marks,
Verywell Health,
25 May 2026
Noun
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But perhaps most controversial is how the update will affect the program’s multibillion-dollar revenue, which flows into the state’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund each year and is distributed to various programs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Momentum driven Rather than attempting to predict which sectors or themes will dominate, Brown said the strategy relies on the collective judgment of investors already voting with their dollars.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
Noun
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The two of them had been convicted of murdering their master, John Clapham, whose headless corpse was found floating in the river.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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Tragically, the trade-off was for nothing—when the coffin is finally uncovered, the two women discover Nate’s bloated corpse, bitten by a rattlesnake.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
Adverb
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His sense of crafting anecdotes into top-tier material and knowing how to use his sweet-molasses pacing to calmly detonate a joke is damn near peerless.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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That curve looks pretty damn good.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Best Amazon Outlet Dress Deals There’s something about summer that makes getting dressed feel dramatically easier once dresses enter the picture.—
Aashna Gheewalla,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Customers can order chili or sauerkraut toppings at the window and dress their dogs with relish – green or red pepper – and yellow mustard, stored in containers on a counter inside.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Born to a humble family in the twilight years of the shogunate, Higuchi Natsuko (as she was born) was the fourth child and second daughter of a man with scholarly inclinations, who as a farmer had come to the capital to seek both fortune and rank.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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As organizations grow, leaders have an inclination to create more bureaucracy and more complexity.—
Bob Rhatigan,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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