boned

past tense of bone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boned
Verb
  • In September 2025, Kiara Jenkins was preparing to leave for a trip to Atlanta with friends when Eddie Jenkins showed up at her home dressed all in black with his hood up and confronted her about the trip, prosecutors said.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Pigs are cooked whole over wood, broken down, and then dressed with a mixture of cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper.
    Amethyst Ganaway, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Heavy spills or splatters should always be cleaned right away.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Barton’s work has been eviscerated by scholars, but this has hardly dented his popularity.
    Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
  • Citrus greening has eviscerated Florida’s citrus production over the past two decades.
    Paul Meador, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 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
  • If extracted, that water could support astronauts, provide oxygen and be split into hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For instance, the region is thought to abundant with water ice – a valuable resource that could be extracted and used for drinking, breathing and as a source of hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 July 2026
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“Boned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boned. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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