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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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Recent Examples of bones
Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Calcium promotes healthy bones.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
There is something awe-inspiring about sitting with the bones of a story.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere, bones were stored in plastic and paper bags and totes and boxes, often covered with black mold and silverfish, according to the book.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Calcium Calcium is important for keeping your bones and teeth healthy.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Determining male from female dinosaurs based on bones requires a high burden of proof, something that has historically been difficult, said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology and evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who did not participate in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Notions had persisted that Brahe was poisoned to death with mercury, but later analyses of his bones and teeth disproved the idea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
According to forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg's testimony at Avery's trial, Halbach's body was burned to the point that no complete bones remained, per the Journal Sentinel.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
Partezana, now 95, still experiences pain related to how the blast affected his bones and cartilage.
—Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Calcium promotes healthy bones.
—Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 6 Nov. 2025
There is something awe-inspiring about sitting with the bones of a story.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Elsewhere, bones were stored in plastic and paper bags and totes and boxes, often covered with black mold and silverfish, according to the book.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
Calcium Calcium is important for keeping your bones and teeth healthy.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
Determining male from female dinosaurs based on bones requires a high burden of proof, something that has historically been difficult, said Steve Brusatte, a professor of paleontology and evolution at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, who did not participate in the study.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Notions had persisted that Brahe was poisoned to death with mercury, but later analyses of his bones and teeth disproved the idea.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
According to forensic anthropologist Leslie Eisenberg's testimony at Avery's trial, Halbach's body was burned to the point that no complete bones remained, per the Journal Sentinel.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
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And while Gleeson is, as always, terrific, the movie lives or dies based on Farrell’s performance.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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How to live 9 years longer Billy Joel famously sang that only the good die young.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Still, more robust research was needed to declare that the portfolio diet leads to heart-health benefits for everyone, including healthy individuals.—
Renée Onque,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gizmo’s incredible adoption story has certainly melted hearts online after Neveux documented her journey on TikTok (@saviiirose).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Any other creation theory – hollow Earth, flat Earth, mud collection, hanging cord, corpse reuse, dreamtime, biosphere as gemstone in the ring of a galactic giant, please insert alternative here.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the kitchen, the inspector counted 22 roach corpses, 15 of them on the floor around fryers where three survivors roamed.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Her death guts Maggie, but also brings her and Jackson, her mother’s surgeon, closer.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Grab them from the bottom, and a cloud of fruit flies and stink rises from the carcass turning to mush in your hands.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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These areas are under carcass transportation and baiting restrictions to monitor and contain CWD, officials said.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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My wife is lovely and dresses me.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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Back in the bamboo and tarpaulin tents which blanket the hillsides of Cox’s Bazar, refugee Mariam Khatun dresses her three small children and prepares a meal – these daily tasks the only thing keeping her going since the death of her eldest daughter, Estafa.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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As much of a gut punch as Joe Flacco had delivered, for the third time in the past five games, the Bears just found a way.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Blue Jays absorbed a 24-hour gut punch that may never again be experienced in World Series history.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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