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bosoms 1 of 2

noun

plural of bosom
as in hearts
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions his friend's sudden death pained him to his very bosom

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bosom
as in wraps
to surround or cover closely bosomed by overgrown shrubbery, the abandoned cottage seemed like the ideal place for an afternoon tryst

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Recent Examples of bosoms
Noun
At the 2025 Met Gala, Vogue declared that boobs are back—a truth that would resonate throughout the year, as heaving bosoms (both natural and man-made) appeared on red carpets everywhere. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026 Think of it, there are a hundred and forty-seven great works reposing in the bosoms of a hundred and forty-seven great men, and the tragic thing is that not one of those hundred and forty-seven great works will ever be written. — Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosoms
  1. hearts
  2. wraps
  3. souls
  4. shrouds
  5. breasts
  6. envelops
  7. encloses
  8. veils
Noun
  • The masked suspect who fatally shot a beloved barber while trying to steal his handmade Miami Cuban bracelet outside a Queens strip club ran off empty-handed, but left those who knew the victim with an unfathomable hole in their hearts.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Our hearts are with his family, his friends, and every member who worked alongside him.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of hearts
Verb
  • The plasma pasta then wraps around the black hole like spaghetti around a fork, but just like eating good pasta can be a messy affair, black holes spill a massive amount of stellar food.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Prongs sit under your nose, secured by tubing that wraps around the backs of your ears.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wraps
Noun
  • The play becomes an intellectual exercise — often a technically compelling one, and one that thankfully observes the comedy of Chekhov’s struggling souls as much as their tragedy.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Organizers say people need to get back to their human bodies to express their souls, rather than communicate through screens and online.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of souls
Verb
  • Across Indonesia, seasonal forest fires are beginning to subside, but thick haze still shrouds parts of the island of Kalimantan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Officials recommended Friday that Marylanders, especially those with underlying medical conditions, stay indoors as the smoke shrouds the state.
    — Nicole Pilsbury, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
Definition of shrouds
Noun
  • At the far right is a woman with triangle breasts, a cleft vulva, and a mischievous smile.
    — Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Chicago police said a man approached each victim from behind, wrapped his arms around them and then grabbed their breasts and groin area over their clothes before fleeing the area.
    — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of breasts
Verb
  • Zai encounters them inside and on the streets, as a sense of terror envelops her.
    — Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • An eggy, algal cloud envelops us before the spring itself comes into view.
    — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of envelops
Verb
  • The building encloses an acre of private landscaped courtyard, which the apartment’s airy living area overlooks.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When a flower matures, the ovary of the flower matures into a fruit, and that fruit encloses the seeds.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of encloses
Verb
  • The rocky planet's exceptional brightness is a side effect of its dense atmosphere, which veils the planet's surface beneath dense sulphuric acid clouds that reflect 70% of incoming sunlight back out into space, according to MIT.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Upon their return, Rebekah sees Isaac and veils herself while Eliezer informs Isaac of the news, after which Isaac takes Rebekah into the tent of his mother, Sarah.
    — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of veils

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“Bosoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosoms. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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