boner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
Noun
  • After a mug crashes to the floor, Belinda sprints off to a forest and screams.
    Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 May 2025
  • What To Know Video footage circulating on social media, as well as some published by Al-Jazeera, showed houses and cars ablaze, as screams were heard in the background.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • Its plunging neckline draws attention to my boobs, but the material is lightly compressive and smoothing enough to keep them (as well as my tummy) in place.
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 6 June 2025
  • This outing mostly exists so Layla can soft-launch her new boyfriend, Cameron, a soccer coach who was raised Mormon — and also her new boobs.
    Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Other than toting the babies on their backs, none of the capuchins interacted with or cared for the howlers, and eventually all the infants died of starvation.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 25 May 2025
  • Why capuchins appear to be abducting baby howlers is still unclear, but the team examined multiple possibilities.
    Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Other big moments in Trump’s presidency include the leak of U.S. military attack plans to Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, what was widely considered to be the first major blunder of his second term.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • By the 10th, all those blunders faded into the background of their third win in three tries since Posey’s shocking flurry of roster moves.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Sentenced to prison in 1970, after pleading guilty to one of the bombings, Melville was shot dead the next year during the Attica prison riot.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
  • Earlier this year, Trump’s DOJ reversed course and settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Ashli Babbitt, a Trump supporter who was fatally shot during the Capitol riot, signaling a broader legal shift in the post-Biden era.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Gardner-Johnson had signed a three-year, $27 million deal with the Eagles in 2024 and put up solid numbers in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl-winning season: Six interceptions with one returned for a touchdown, 12 pass breakups, one forced fumble and 59 tackles.
    Tess DeMeyer, New York Times, 5 June 2025
  • Surtain also had four picks and a forced fumble, and completely turned around an early-season game against Las Vegas with a 100-yard pick-six.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • There are a lot of fun moments during the annual Big Slick weekend in Kansas City, and the laughs are shared by the celebrities who take part as well as the audience at the softball game and the gala.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 June 2025
  • More laughs ensued when Barton asked if Ulvaeus has ever asked AI programs to write ABBA lyrics.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
Noun
  • Common pain points include: • Forecast inaccuracy: Poor forecast accuracy creates a cascade of financial challenges.
    Luigi Damasceno, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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