bones (up)

present tense third-person singular of bone (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones (up)
Verb
  • Lloyd Meyer, a Notre Dame University professor of law who studies nonprofit organizations, said hospitals’ community benefit vary.
    Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The 6-foot-6 centre who studies Tage Thompson YouTube videos in his spare time could be a dominant junior hockey player this season.
    Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The hilarious clip shared in August by his owner, under the username @chryst1naaaa, shows the tuxedo cat looking angry as a friend of his owner goes over to his house to check on him.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The attacks happened near where the Monon Trail goes over Fall Creek in the area between East 33rd and East 35th Street.
    Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Bones (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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