bosoms 1 of 2

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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bosoms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bosom

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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
Noun
  • Our hearts continue to be with the families and loved ones of those who were killed, and with the entire Miami-Dade community enduring an unimaginable time.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Some of the rumors were true, most weren’t, but there was no line across which any tale was too tall to make our bodies hurt a little more, to make our hearts move a little more wearily.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The tread wraps down from the shoulders, covering nearly a third of the sidewall.
    Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Preachers and patricians constantly warned that, if allowed to live unchecked in the city, Jews would ‘infect’ the Christian faithful, poisoning the minds of the pious and stealing souls away from salvation.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
  • But the steel has his -- embodies his soul, and the souls of so many.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • To understand why that shrouds a black hole in mystery, consider how no signal can travel faster than light.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Flattener bras helped women of that time who wanted to reduce the appearance of their larger breasts.
    Kara McGrath, Allure, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Use it over seared tofu or chicken breasts, or buttered white rice with a drizzle of soy sauce.
    Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2026
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
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
Verb
  • 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
  • Gold lace demurely veils a woman’s face beneath a crown-like headpiece.
    Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026

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“Bosoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosoms. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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