boner

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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. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
Noun
  • The delighted screams were coming from a man wearing a Mexico soccer jersey in the first row.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Alicent fights back and is ultimately rescued by Grand Maester Orwyle, who hears her screams.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • The column-style featured a low-cut scoop neckline and a strappy back with a side boob-baring cutout.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 June 2026
  • Everybody there is blonde, big boobs.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • With a goalkeeping howler and a red card, Marcelo Bielsa’s side self-imploded at the end of a bitterly disappointing tournament.
    Tim Spiers, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Expect to see monkeys (both howler and white-faced), koatis, and perhaps even a leopard.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes this was committed to good, such as the Marshall Plan and the Peace Corps, and sometimes to ill, as in a series of military blunders meant to quash godless Communism.
    Jim Rasenberger, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has also fallen foul of Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay, after stumbling into a social media debacle following a communications blunder.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Statue toppling riots… and the very real possibility of death.
    Rund Abdelfatah, NPR, 2 July 2026
  • The jury found Soto guilty of rioting, providing material support to terrorists, conspiracy to use and carry an explosive, and using and carrying explosives during a riot.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Then in Week 18 at Minnesota, Sorrell had eight tackles, a sack and recovered a fumble.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In the games so far, there have been quite a few fumbles and an apparent slackness of mind and limb.
    E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • Fox Sports cameras showed Swift sharing a laugh with Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce, in a suite.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
  • Davidson cowrote each episode, providing plenty of laughs and adding an extra bounce to the show’s hopeful ending.
    Sara Netzley, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Meta has countered that Wynn-Williams violated her agreement and wrote a book filled with inaccuracies.
    Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The most important risk is confident inaccuracy.
    Pukar Hamal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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