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boned

verb

past tense of bone
as in dressed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boned
  1. dressed
  2. cleaned
  3. eviscerated
  4. disemboweled
  5. extracted
Verb
  • While many in the crowd were dressed in the latest Chanel borrowed for the occasion, Rossum dug into her own archives for the occasion.
    — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • An example of the all-electric Bentley Torcal dressed in the marque’s Electrum color scheme.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • An original European chandelier, once in the dining room, has been meticulously cleaned and preserved.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Their report recommended that indoor spaces be cleaned by professionals with experience removing asbestos and that residents not reoccupy those spaces until after they had been cleared.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of cleaned
Verb
  • In that, both teams played their best players and Houston’s defensive line eviscerated the Panthers’ offensive line.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then, fourth-round pick Colbie Young eviscerated Bears cornerback Dontae Manning off the line of scrimmage and separated into the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of eviscerated
Verb
  • The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Self, who was also 25, was later found by his neighbor nearly disemboweled.
    — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
Definition of disemboweled
Verb
  • Three of the four are co-ferments, which means the beans are put in anaerobic tanks, where oxygen is extracted and fruit is added.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Trump has extracted multi-million settlements from ABC and CBS after suing them over their reporting.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracted
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“Boned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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