boned

Definition of bonednext
past tense of bone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boned
Verb
  • The cute siblings were seen dressed in twinning pink bomber jackets for the occasion, matching their mom's sweeping pink gown.
    Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Scott is dressed in a vintage T-shirt with the logo of the influential German art school Bauhaus, paired with a Chrome Hearts belt and Balenciaga jeans.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Synthetic coats can tolerate more washing, though far less than everyday clothing, and faux fur should never be washed—only spot-cleaned.
    Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The material is now being cleaned and studied at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum in Vernal, where visitors can watch the preparation process in the museum’s fossil lab.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • After Gobert eviscerated Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat on Tuesday for the second time in four days with a 13-point, 16-rebound destruction in Minnesota’s 122-94 victory, the Heat left Target Center humbled by one of the league’s most polarizing players.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Who cares you were eviscerated at the polls and recently quit your job?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 28 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The maximum penalty for treason against the king at that time was to be hung by the neck until the edge of death, then disemboweled and torn into four pieces — while still alive.
    William Doyle, Boston Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
  • That may sound unfathomable to any non-comic reader who watched Steven Yeun's Mark Grayson get bludgeoned, maimed, and nearly disemboweled (sorry, Atom Eve) in an episode-long, cities-spanning fight with Thragg's berzerker warrior, Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Fantasy accords bring together a variety of notes to create a scent that either can’t be found in nature or can’t be extracted from raw materials.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Goodles noodles are made from a mix of wheat flour, chickpea protein, and wheat protein, plus a whole bunch of vitamins extracted from various veggies.
    Andrea Strong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Boned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boned. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.

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