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as in devices
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
he hasn't a competitive bone in his body
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as in heart
usually bones plural
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
I could feel in my bones that I had just met my future wife
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as in damn
to a great degree
grew up in a backwoods area that was bone poor
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as in to dress
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Recent Examples of bone
Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
With a severe deficiency, bone softening (a condition called osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children) may develop.
—Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 18 Sep. 2020
Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 May 2020
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Noun
Ted Noffey, the unbeaten horse trained by Todd Pletcher, has been diagnosed with bone bruising.
—Stephanie Stremplewski, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Jan. 2026
With a severe deficiency, bone softening (a condition called osteomalacia in adults and rickets in children) may develop.
—Mark Stibich, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2026
Verb
But for the rest of the carcass, here in Louisiana, people like to bone it out and grind it.
—Will Coviello, NOLA.com, 18 Sep. 2020
Whether slicing a tomato or peach for a summertime main dish salad, mincing garlic, or boning fish, there is a perfect knife for the job.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 20 May 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
Noun
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Across the other devices, both Mac and Wearables, Home & Accessories sales declined year over year, while the market anticipated slight growth.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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Micro-robots and devices To demonstrate practical applications, the team fabricated several working devices.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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And starting center Rienk Mast, from Groningen, Netherlands, had osteochondritis dissecans in his left knee, a condition, according to the Mayo Clinic, in which bone underneath the cartilage of a joint dies due to lack of blood flow.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mitchell worked as a die cutter, Barzee stayed home and spent her time playing the organ, and both were deeply involved in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Jan. 2026
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Two months later, her heart began to beat irregularly.—
Stephanie Armour,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Vidal was struck five times and bullets hit his heart, lung, liver and pancreas.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The brainchild of Chris Roberts, the mind behind Wing Commander and Freelancer, Star Citizen is probably the most ambitious ongoing project in video games, having raised nearly one billion dollars in funding as of this writing.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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From an economic relationship that took off in the early 2000s as China looked to resource-rich Latin America to feed its economic boom, the two sides now rack up half a trillion dollars in annual trade.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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His family spent an agonizing week searching through morgues, hospitals and detention facilities before finally identifying his body among piles of corpses, also shown in the viral footage.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Gynae Kendall, 25, was charged Sunday with concealment of a human corpse.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The rooftop pool was phenomenal, with gorgeous views and a daiquiri that was pretty damn good.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Giannis was a damn good reason.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The men – all white males dressed casually in sweatshirts and jackets -- were eating lunch at Clancey’s Deli when one of them got an alert on an anti-Ice Signal chat telling members that plainclothes agents were at the restaurant, Alpha News reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bronny was the last Laker out of the arena, stopping to take dozens of photos with family members dressed in purple and gold Lakers jerseys.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Up to us are judgment, inclination, desire, aversion — in short, whatever is our own doing.—
Massimo Pigliucci,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s inclinations to make every race about him could foul this for the GOP.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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