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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

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Noun

Sending all my love and hopes for a long and happy run to everyone who gave their talent and open hearts to make this happen.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
After Season 1 broke fans’ hearts with the death of X-Men member Gambit, Season 2 resurrects the card-throwing hero as one of Apocalypse’s Horsemen.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hearts

Verb

Inside, the line wraps around the room, and cups everywhere are filled with fluffy mounds of Greek yogurt crowned with fresh fruit, nuts, dark chocolate cacao nibs and other ingredients.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Take a stroll along Ocean Boulevard, a walkway that wraps around the entire ship.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of wraps

Noun

Still, there’s a difference between having a handful of books and a small stack of journals on a shelf and having robust structures that actually support the souls of working writers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Harming any of these beings results in negative karma, which further traps souls in samsara.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 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

Duck breasts hang over the flames during the day to render their fat.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
That mammogram ended up uncovering dense tissue in both of her breasts, which led to a follow-up X-ray, ultrasound, and biopsy appointments, until finally in February Myers was formally diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of breasts

Verb

The hotel’s unprecedented vantage point envelops guests in panoramic views of Melbourne and the ocean lapping at Port Phillip Bay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
His talent has nothing to do with his genes, and yet his reverence for his parents, Philip and Mimi, envelops him in soulful humility.

— Olivia Wilde, Time, 30 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

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