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having a prominent and often large or rugged bone structure
The cowboy was tall and rawboned.
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Recent Examples of rawboned
Mitsouko softened Chypre’s rawboned extremes, imparting a creamy peach glow to the whole.
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Noy Thrupkaew,
Washington Post,
21 Apr. 2021
Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.
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William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
2 July 2018
Like so many in Lincoln Heights, this tiny, rawboned 89-year-old woman had lived through a time of gang violence, high crime and police oppression.
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Brittny Mejia, Joe Mozingo,
www.latimes.com,
3 Apr. 2018
Noy Thrupkaew,
Washington Post,
21 Apr. 2021
Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.
—
William Finnegan,
The New Yorker,
2 July 2018
Like so many in Lincoln Heights, this tiny, rawboned 89-year-old woman had lived through a time of gang violence, high crime and police oppression.
—
Brittny Mejia, Joe Mozingo,
www.latimes.com,
3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rawboned
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As Photay, Shornstein—a master synthesist and producer—flits between atmospheric house, dubby breakbeat workouts, and chirping electro funk, building his songs’ arrangements into strange, angular shapes.
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Wilde added angular black sunglasses and delicate stud earrings, then carried a small white canvas tote printed with oversized black lettering.
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Its grassy leaves arch over, are long and slender, and extend at all angles from the base, like a crazy hair day.
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Nvidia carries top-tier credit ratings, the June notes priced at slender spreads over Treasuries, and the offering drew far more demand than the company sought.
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This week, global fashion technology company and search engine Lyst reported that demand for men’s skinny jeans and skinny pants has risen 25 percent month-on-month on the platform.
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On-ball players this skinny who have entered the NBA recently have struggled.
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The result is leaner meat with intense earthy flavors.
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Some barbecue joints lean toward North Carolina or South Carolina.
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Tree was recognizable for his bright fashion, mullet haircut with prominent bangs, thin mustache and encouraging outlook.
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“Rawboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawboned. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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