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as in thin
having a noticeably small amount of body fat
that bony old horse may have been deliberately starved
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as in barren
producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation
bony hills from which sheepherders eked out a meager existence
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Recent Examples of bony
Riders follow the instructions of Redbeard (given via onboard audio), which include finding and counting gems along the shore, looking out for bony opponents in Skeleton Valley and participating in a seaworthy singalong near the finale.
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
Santiago Calatrava is best known for bridges that leap and budgets that soar, for vast and bony white-steel structures that evoke high-tech ruins of the future and cause fiscal ruin in the present.
—Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
Its bony head armor was more like that of Asian ankyloaurs than ones from North America.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2018
There are two types of fish, cartilaginous and bony.
—Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
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Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
Santiago Calatrava is best known for bridges that leap and budgets that soar, for vast and bony white-steel structures that evoke high-tech ruins of the future and cause fiscal ruin in the present.
—Curbed, 6 Dec. 2022
Its bony head armor was more like that of Asian ankyloaurs than ones from North America.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2018
There are two types of fish, cartilaginous and bony.
—Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2022
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This barrel-style side table employs contrasts (a chunky body and a thin sliver of a top) to a masterful effect.Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream $67 $50 Tatcha $67 Sephora Treat the thin, delicate skin around your eyes with the utmost respect via The Silk Peony Melting Eye Cream.Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
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But a relentless pursuit of justice has brought Allyson Phillips to the front row of a Georgia courtroom’s cold, barren benches each day of suspect Jose Ibarra’s murder trial.Holly Yan, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
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Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades.Laura Paddison, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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European bay leaves are wide in shape and subtle in flavor, while bay leaves grown on the West Coast have a more slender shape and intense flavor.Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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Just one House seat has yet to be called: In California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, Democrat Adam Gray holds a slender lead over GOP Rep. John Duarte in the 13th Congressional District, but the race remains too close to call.Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Before sheriff’s deputies found his body on Thanksgiving morning last year, shot to death in a desolate stretch of warehouses and pallet yards west of Compton, Eduardo Escobedo Sr. had become rich beyond his dreams.Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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They will be relished between rounds inside the most desolate dive bars on the most depressing days.Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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For those who aren’t fans of wide-leg or baggy silhouettes, Swift’s skinny jeans are a flattering alternative, plus Kate Middleton is a longtime fan of the style.Nicol Natale, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Vionic Inessa Boots $190 $68 at Amazon A go-to pair of knee-high boots is a wardrobe essential that can be paired with everything from mini skirts to skinny jeans.Rebecca Shinners, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
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The proposal has alarmed local groups that say the community has suffered poor health and government neglect for far too long.Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Others haven’t been as successful, such as quarterback KJ Jefferson, who started the first five games of this season before being benched for poor performance.Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
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Yet hungry predators prowling the surface world would likely pose this biggest risk, and be sure to pick off any ground squirrels that made the mistake of exiting the nest during the lean, winter months when prey is scarce and there’s nowhere to hide.Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
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By starting lean and expanding resources as demand increases, companies can optimize their cloud spend and maintain better cost control as they grow. - Gabriel Gonzalez, Edenred 17.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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As my colleague Meg James wrote, this is the latest bleak sign for the long-beleaguered pay-TV business, which continues to lose subscribers by the millions.Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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This ebullience, however, required keeping bleak thoughts at bay.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Bony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bony. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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