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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
Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
According to forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg's testimony at Avery's trial, Halbach's body was burned to the point that no complete bones remained, per the Journal Sentinel.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The 1800s abode still had its distinct historical exterior and solid bones, but to create the best space to accommodate their family, Mattingly and Botkins completely gutted its interior.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Manufacturers extract collagen, the fibrous protein that connects muscles, bones and skins, and then turn it into gelatin, according to MedicalNews Today.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, the cave is once again the subject of ancient research, but not because of the bones left behind.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 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
Verb
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones breaks down over time.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Oct. 2025
According to forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg's testimony at Avery's trial, Halbach's body was burned to the point that no complete bones remained, per the Journal Sentinel.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Vilgefortz, true to form, begins by leading a squadron that blasts magic so aggressively at the fortress that some of them crumble into bones on the spot.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The 1800s abode still had its distinct historical exterior and solid bones, but to create the best space to accommodate their family, Mattingly and Botkins completely gutted its interior.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Oct. 2025
The species feeds by relying on symbiotic bacteria to break down fats inside the bones of large vertebrates, like whales.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
Manufacturers extract collagen, the fibrous protein that connects muscles, bones and skins, and then turn it into gelatin, according to MedicalNews Today.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, the cave is once again the subject of ancient research, but not because of the bones left behind.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
Noun
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And while Gleeson is, as always, terrific, the movie lives or dies based on Farrell’s performance.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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How to live 9 years longer Billy Joel famously sang that only the good die young.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Any other creation theory – hollow Earth, flat Earth, mud collection, hanging cord, corpse reuse, dreamtime, biosphere as gemstone in the ring of a galactic giant, please insert alternative here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Her death guts Maggie, but also brings her and Jackson, her mother’s surgeon, closer.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In both the dinosaur mummy specimens, the skin, spikes, and hooves have not been preserved as tissue but as a sub-millimeter clay film that formed on the carcass surface soon after burial.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The decaying carcasses would have been covered by a film of bacteria, which can electrostatically attract clay found in the surrounding sediment.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back in the bamboo and tarpaulin tents which blanket the hillsides of Cox’s Bazar, refugee Mariam Khatun dresses her three small children and prepares a meal – these daily tasks the only thing keeping her going since the death of her eldest daughter, Estafa.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Well, obviously Cher Horowitz dresses for the red carpet in straight-off-the-runway looks.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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As much of a gut punch as Joe Flacco had delivered, for the third time in the past five games, the Bears just found a way.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Blue Jays absorbed a 24-hour gut punch that may never again be experienced in World Series history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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