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as in heart
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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Recent Examples of bones
Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 May 2026
If the bones are strong, enhancements multiply.
—Zakkiyyah Terrell White, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The slow, long-simmering of bones extracts minerals, amino acids and other nutrients that the relatively brief cooking of stock cannot.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
So cement block replaced bricks for the bones of a building?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.
—Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026
The nutrient does more than support bones.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The scans, performed by radiographers from Burgess Diagnostics, show the animals' bones, organs and soft tissue.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Remnants of hearths inside the dwellings indicate the use of bones as fuel.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Noun
However, the case has taken a new turn after human bones were recently discovered at her Arizona home.
—Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 8 May 2026
If the bones are strong, enhancements multiply.
—Zakkiyyah Terrell White, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The slow, long-simmering of bones extracts minerals, amino acids and other nutrients that the relatively brief cooking of stock cannot.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
So cement block replaced bricks for the bones of a building?
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Fascia is a continuous web of fibrous tissue that wraps around and supports organs, muscles, bones, and every other structure of the body.
—Scott Haak, EverydayHealth.com, 6 May 2026
The nutrient does more than support bones.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
The scans, performed by radiographers from Burgess Diagnostics, show the animals' bones, organs and soft tissue.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Remnants of hearths inside the dwellings indicate the use of bones as fuel.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
Noun
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One die lists objects, another materials, and another properties.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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If a roofer falls from a ladder and dies, will anyone in sunny San Diego notice?—
Bethanne Patrick,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Eating snacks rich in magnesium, potassium, calcium, and fiber can help lower blood pressure and support heart health.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 May 2026
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Small habits and lifestyle changes can also benefit your blood pressure and overall heart health.—
Jennifer Berger,
Verywell Health,
11 May 2026
Noun
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They'd be heralded not by rippling explosions or flash frozen corpses floating against a tapestry of stars, but instead by oxygen, almost imperceptibly slipping away or radiation slowly accumulating in our cells over years.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Of the three roach corpses in the kitchen, one roach died on top of a metal tray inside the three-compartment sink.—
David J. Neal
May 8,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
Verb
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What most of us know is a relationship that goes sour, and the one that guts you the most is a love that goes wrong.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
7 May 2026
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The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Maple, now pregnant and running again, wondered how voters would view her expanding belly.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
10 May 2026
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Breakker caught Rollins in midair and hit a belly-to-belly suplex to the outside of the ring as Tampa Bay began barking.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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However, discrepancy is understandable due to the carcass coming ashore deflated, like a big creepy balloon with the air let out.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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On the other hand, in deep enough water, his carcass would likely fall to the ocean floor and foster a miniature ecosystem for years to come.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026
Verb
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Alix Earle dresses in a red mini dress for NYLON's Miami Race Week residency at Miami Grand Prix 2026, presented by Mini USA, on April 29.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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Men in jackets and pressed slacks drift through the hallways with equally elegant ladies on their arms; when dinner time arrives, everyone dresses for the occasion, as did the generations of guests before them.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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When a push comes to shove … trust your gut.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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In this sense, the burger music insult springs from a gut sense that the artist’s success depends on listeners who’d scoff at the more experimental musicians who paved the way and haven’t spent time or effort learning about the scene’s origins.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 May 2026
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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