variants
also bourn
as in thing
something that one hopes or intends to accomplish
still searching for the bourne that would give his life meaning
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourne
Noun
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Here's where things actually start to get confusing.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025 -
But things change the next morning when all of the clans light burning crosses in a call to action to join the Jacobite rebellion — a call that Brian must answer or face being labeled a traitor.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Based on an idea by Bernabei, the series is written by Elena Bucaccio, Matthew Parkhill and Francesco Arlanch.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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Construction robots are no longer a far-off idea.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The writer-director doesn’t solicit sympathy for Polly (played by Dakota Fanning) or impose meaning on her suffering.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Being part of the roti-making process connects travelers to generations of Caribbean cooks and their stories, giving context and meaning to what might otherwise be just a meal.—
Essence,
Essence,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In consultation with Todd Arrington, former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the Protocol Gift Unit opted to purchase a replica of a sword in the Eisenhower collection rather than removing an object from the collection.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some of the gusty winds could last into Tuesday morning along the Northeast coast and could down tree branches and send unsecured objects flying.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Defending Education’s Nicole Neily, who was also at McMahon’s confirmation, stood next to McMahon when the secretary announced an investigation into the Maine Department of Education for keeping records from parents about student gender identity plans.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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Containment is part of a larger plan for managing a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The description herein is a summary and intended for informational purposes only and does not include all terms, conditions and exclusions of the policies described.—
David McMillin,
CNBC,
8 Oct. 2025
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Each piece was weathered and color-coded to signal hierarchy and purpose, grounding the film’s grand concept of a migrating Earth into reality.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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If postcard-worthy views are your main objective, this contemporary home on the ocean’s edge is just the ticket.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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Sivaram’s objective is to solve the problem of those rare high-demand moments the grid can’t handle.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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Federal officials repeatedly sought to calm public anxieties, affirming no evidence of foreign involvement or ill intent behind the sightings.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gittens came on against Liverpool with 15 minutes to go and showed better attacking intent, and brought a good save out of Giorgi Mamardashvili.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Bourne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourne. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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