boning

Definition of boningnext
present participle of bone

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Verb
  • Don’t forget your rugs, Ryan Knoll, owner of Tidy Casa, a home cleaning company that cleans over 600 homes a month.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Three quick-connect spray tips offer a range of cleaning from precision to wide-area, an extra-large 22-ounce foam cannon for deep suds and 25 feet of hose with an additional 35 feet of cord for total reach.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While other Coachella performers like Katseye and Lucky Brand collaborator Addison Rae have each carved out distinct aesthetic identities, festivalgoers are drawing less direct inspiration from performers’ styles, instead embracing a more individual and self-directed approach to dressing.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Bimbofication is the act of dressing like an attractive dumb woman and acting out the part.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Films that accompanied the curriculum also showed the Netsilik disemboweling a seal and carving up a caribou.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • And the largest tech companies in the world are extracting profit from it?
    Mark Olsen, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
  • In fact, many collagen supplements are made by extracting collagen from the bones, skin, and feet of chickens.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement, the Stop Aurora Pit Bull Ban Team, a group that advocated for repealing the city's breed-specific ban, urged caution in drawing conclusions about the incident.
    Tori Mason, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Boning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boning. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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