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
  • As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Three men dressed in dark clothing emerged from a silver sedan parked near his SUV, pulled him from the driver’s seat and forced him into the back seat, according to the original police investigation.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dressed
Verb
  • Fortunately for Fields, Harrison Butker cleaned it up and made the field goal.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The chaos aided a teammate as cornerback Chris Roland-Wallace cleaned things up for a 1-yard loss.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaned
Verb
  • 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
  • Our farmers were paying tremendous tariffs into Canada, and those tariffs are going to be totally eviscerated.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 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
  • Using specialist skills, the team carefully extracted Purdy and reunited the kitten with her owner.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With the clock racing down to find Joe before she's extracted out of the country to her death, the team launches an assault against an airport hangar.
    — David Hookstead OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of extracted
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“Boned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boned. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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