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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 Synonyms for bones
Noun
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Many companies use a Teflon die to shape the pasta, but this creates a super smooth finished product.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 June 2025 -
In the following years, Mitchell worked as a die cutter at O.C. Tanner, while Barzee stayed home to practice and study the organ.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Roth went right for Rubin’s heart, invoking the Paul Skenes Topps MLB Debut Patch autographed one-of-one card that famously sold for $1.11 million to Dick’s Sporting Goods in March.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Rather than solely leaning on designing for moneyed families and those with means to drop thousands on new pieces each season, the designer opts to create from his heart.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
22 June 2025
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The scene is absurd to the point of funny—four men in tight quarters with an exposed corpse and yet affably disinterested.—
Diana Arterian
June 16,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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One, set in a natural history museum, involves fossils; there’s a locked room mystery (with a mystery writer for a victim), which delights Patience, an Agatha Christie fan, and there’s a corpse that seemingly walks off a table in the morgue.—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2025
Noun
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The golden retriever showed off his bat retrieval skills and leads the team in head pats and belly rubs.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
17 June 2025
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This can involve placing your hand on your chest, cheek or belly to offer gentle, comforting contact.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
Noun
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As nature’s clean-up crew, these creatures quickly and efficiently dispose of unsightly, smelly and disease-causing carcasses—without charging a dime.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 June 2025
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While checking trail cameras from the Owl Mountains, wildlife officials found a photo of a large Eurasian griffon vulture standing next to a dead animal carcass, the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Wrocław said in a June 13 Facebook post.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Your Blood Sugar Improves Dietary fiber slows down digestion and promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in your gut.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
18 June 2025
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And his gut tells him that the best ideas are often the least adorned.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Fight Night became a way to explore the soul of that shift — through hustlers and preachers, cops and kingpins, veterans and dreamers.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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Do not let your body define your soul, let your soul find your body.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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This reaction, often referred to as an amygdala hijack, does not literally divert blood flow but causes a spike in neural activity that overwhelms the brain's executive center.—
Andriana Eliadis,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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But blood samples on record were subsequently tested and found to have antibodies against the parasite, suggesting an infection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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