boned

past tense of bone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boned
Verb
  • The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.
    Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The first photo showed a smiling Nicole cradling Kidman, dressed in a frilly white blouse and matching bow, at her hip.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Trash Cans Yes, garbage cans should be cleaned, but few people remember to add them to the chore list.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 July 2026
  • Use pet-safe cleaners and skip harsh chemicals Dog toys cannot be cleaned with just any chemical, as some can be harmful to your pets’ health.
    Taneia Surles, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland.
    Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • Barton’s work has been eviscerated by scholars, but this has hardly dented his popularity.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Self, who was also 25, was later found by his neighbor nearly disemboweled.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 17 June 2026
  • Who knows if, in this upside-down world that currently weighs on her, the june bug can see the nearby corpse of another beetle, accidentally disemboweled by the home’s owner hours before, the white fat peeking out from her rear end like the materialization of her dying breath.
    María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Forty years of decisions, regulatory adaptations and market responses have never been extracted.
    Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Instead, the metadata from that audio and images would be extracted and uploaded to the server for Meta’s AI to query, which proponents argue would have fewer privacy implications.
    Jay Peters, The Verge, 8 July 2026
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“Boned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boned. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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