boner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
Noun
  • Her newest venture into the genre is Hulu’s The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a remake of the 1992 thriller of the same name, in which Winstead stars opposite fellow scream queen, Maika Monroe.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2025
  • For the past decade, Monroe has established herself as a mainstay in the horror genre, not just a dependable player but a true modern scream queen who’s able to elevate predictable fare, stand toe-to-toe with monsters of all kinds, and, of course, lead modern classics to even greater heights.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • PlatinumGames share many of the same predilections at Team Ninja (mainly boobs and violence) but carved their own niche as the creators of hyper-kinetic action games like Bayonetta that stretch the boundaries of what the human attention span can manage.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Alexia in yellow is a knockout; the boobs are high, the color is great, and the dress is perfect.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Howl at the moon, like your new howler, capuchin and spider monkey neighbors!
    Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • On an island off Panama, male capuchins were observed repeatedly abducting baby howlers.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • His biggest accident was no blunder in the mountains, but becoming a billionaire.
    Maya Silver, Outside, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Some began adding more blunders to the list when the Blue Jays dropped two games at the Rogers Centre to begin the ALCS — when Schneider offered up more pitching changes for fans to debate.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Suddenly, amidst the riots, Ashley’s not just one of the girls.
    Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers wearing riot gear tried to disperse the crowd in order to allow civilian employees to leave.
    Elizabeth Pritchett , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Jayhawks’ offense was held to just 17 points — seven of which were gift-wrapped after a K-State fumble to open the game.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Hudson Hager added an interception and Jaylen Williams forced a fumble.
    John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The piece signals transformation, but the spontaneous laugh turns luxury into connection; by the red-gown reveal, the necklace reads less like a trophy and more like a charm that’s worked.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • According to showrunner and executive producer David Mirkin, these laughs sometimes just serve as a tool to make sure the episodes are the correct length for broadcast.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The state treasurer and the fund’s chief investment officer said in 2014 that the resulting report contained multiple inaccuracies and unsupported allegations.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • According to Bower’s account, Halligan did not identify any factual inaccuracy in the report.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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