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as in heart
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
Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Gunshots to the abdomen were identified as abdominal pain; broken bones were recorded as a falling accident.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Each biologger captured five to six hours of continuous sound and movement data – every flight, every attack, every crunch of prey bones between sharp teeth.
—Leonie Baier, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
That American Classic knows and loves theater in its bones is not in doubt.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Canned Fish With Bones Canned salmon and sardines with bones are excellent sources of calcium, vitamin D, and protein.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Many of the cats were underweight with bones showing, and some suffering from respiratory infections were wheezing and had discharge around their eyes and noses.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Our bones grow when the work of the osteoblasts is greater than that of the osteoclasts.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Roast on a rimmed baking sheet until skin is crisp and a thermometer inserted into thickest parts (without touching bones) reads 165°F, about 25 minutes.
—Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
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Tissues, photographs, and bones are stored for future DNA testing and morphological comparison.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
Gunshots to the abdomen were identified as abdominal pain; broken bones were recorded as a falling accident.
—ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
Each biologger captured five to six hours of continuous sound and movement data – every flight, every attack, every crunch of prey bones between sharp teeth.
—Leonie Baier, The Conversation, 27 Feb. 2026
That American Classic knows and loves theater in its bones is not in doubt.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 27 Feb. 2026
Canned Fish With Bones Canned salmon and sardines with bones are excellent sources of calcium, vitamin D, and protein.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2026
Many of the cats were underweight with bones showing, and some suffering from respiratory infections were wheezing and had discharge around their eyes and noses.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Our bones grow when the work of the osteoblasts is greater than that of the osteoclasts.
—Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
Roast on a rimmed baking sheet until skin is crisp and a thermometer inserted into thickest parts (without touching bones) reads 165°F, about 25 minutes.
—Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
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Measles typically causes fever and rashes, but about 20% of patients are hospitalized, and roughly 3 in 1,000 die.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Within that group, Colby and Steph appeared to be ride-or-dies, as did Geneveive and Kyle.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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Our ambition here is to continue to celebrate the creativity at Burberry’s heart.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Mojdeh Khaghan, a Jewish-Iranian American who fled Iran with her family in 1979, said her heart bleeds for the Iranian people.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Children discovered her corpse, which was partially nude and bore severe head wounds, according to local authorities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Behold his corpse presented in front of two enormous piles of bottles, as green and resplendent as Christmas trees.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And if the Supreme Court makes an early enough ruling that guts the Voting Rights Act, that could allow a slew of Southern states to redraw their maps before 2026 as well.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
3 Dec. 2025
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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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Some stayed standing, while others got in shoulder-deep or even dropped to their bellies.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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This is a crucial stage of embryonic development, as the final, off-center position of the blastocoel sets the axis of symmetry for the mouse’s back and belly.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Rafts of fish carcasses collected, and tourism ceased in those areas.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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Curled at the forelegs is a smaller camel’s carcass, likely its offspring.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
Verb
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For the uninitiated—and those without this excellent Instagram on your Explore page—the Sciura is a Milanese woman who dresses elegantly and impeccably.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
1 Mar. 2026
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Middleburg also dresses to the nines for the holiday season, with festivities kicking off the first weekend of December during a multiday affair known as Christmas in Middleburg.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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The regime has armed, trained, and funded terrorist militias that have soaked the earth with blood and guts.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Feb. 2026
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Sugar would help the gut absorb the sodium.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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