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Recent Examples of boner
Mary is portrayed as a vicious brat whose entire bid for power rests on the fact that Edward’s adviser Seymour (Dominic Cooper) can’t get enough of ye olde S&M play, while Frances gets all her best intel from younger noblemen who pop boners at the sight of her.
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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
Noun
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And then there were the screams.—
Latif Love
June 18,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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As the ball landed safely on the other side of the left field fence at Nationals Park on Monday, Dylan Crews clenched his fists and let out a scream.—
Danielle Allentuck,
Washington Post,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Since her derby dust-up over what turned out to be big boob girl struggles, she’s been seen on the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show runway, done a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit photo shoot, and hit the SI runway during Miami Swim Week.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
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Finding the best bras for small boobs isn’t always as simple as grabbing the smallest size on the rack.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
1 June 2026
Noun
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And despite committing a howler against Nashville two weeks ago, he’s passed the eye test for most of the season.—
Julian Cardillo,
Boston Herald,
22 May 2026
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The author of the study, biologist Perri Eason, described a struggle in the canopy: one harpy versus a troop of five howlers.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Why are there riots in Scotland and Liverpool and Ireland?—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
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There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Noun
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In a Week 14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, Smith recovered a fumble and returned it 78 yards for a touchdown — the fifth-longest fumble return in franchise history.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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Despite a record-flirting sack season and excellent production against the run in 2025, the Broncos tied for the second-fewest fumbles recovered of any NFL defense last year.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 June 2026
Noun
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The fallout of that inquiry—to which Joe and Angela gamely acquiesce—generates its share of laughs, though our amusement comes at a cost.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 June 2026
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There are definitely laughs in Maddie’s Secret, but the point of the movie is almost to get beyond them, to the place where naive hokum could yield moments of inexplicable resonance.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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For a time, his family would track the inaccuracies, said Magloire, who admits to having no memory of those days, though the story was repeatedly told to him by his parents over the years.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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