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as in devices
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
he hasn't a competitive bone in his body
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as in heart
usually bones plural
the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions
I could feel in my bones that I had just met my future wife
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as in damn
to a great degree
grew up in a backwoods area that was bone poor
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as in to dress
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Recent Examples of bone
Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Usually, archaeologists make bombshell discoveries when a trowel hits a skull or other telltale bone in the confines of a cave.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T-boned his at an intersection.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
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Noun
Benign bone tumors like enchondroma or bone cysts Skin tags
Warts
This photo contains content that some people may find graphic or disturbing.
—Archana Sharma, Verywell Health, 24 Jan. 2025
Usually, archaeologists make bombshell discoveries when a trowel hits a skull or other telltale bone in the confines of a cave.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
To ensure the essential supply of chicken for Canadians across the country, the poultry industry as a whole is shifting away from de-boning chicken legs to increase their production capacity.
—Shelly Hagan, Bloomberg.com, 5 May 2020
Late at night in November 2011, Ted Flores was coming home from running errands in Highland, Ind., when a car T-boned his at an intersection.
—Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone
Noun
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
David Williams,
National Review,
26 Dec. 2024
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Chips will have between 10 and 24 cores and do not have memory on the die.—
Christopher Null,
WIRED,
7 Jan. 2025
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Made on century-old dies from Germany, they can be hung on the tree or used to trace pieces for paper chains.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Dec. 2024
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Lil Petey has an honest heart and carries the untainted perspective of a pure, impressionable small child.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
29 Jan. 2025
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One cup of artichoke hearts offers 8 g of fiber for only 80 calories.12 Get the nutrients from this high-fiber veggie through your diet rather than through artichoke leaf extract supplements for the best results.13 7.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
29 Jan. 2025
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Tech stocks dropped hundreds of billions of dollars in days.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
30 Jan. 2025
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State of play: The White House yesterday rescinded a freeze on trillions of dollars in federal grants — two days after it was issued, and one day after a judge temporarily prevented it from taking effect.—
Sam Baker,
Axios,
30 Jan. 2025
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Another video showed how the miners were living among dozens of corpses.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
18 Jan. 2025
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The images of Till’s mutilated corpse stayed in young Ali’s mind.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Investigators say video surveillance showed a white Volkswagen sedan reverse parking near Northwest 14th Street and 8th Avenue in Florida City at 9:14 p.m. Two men dressed in dark clothing exited the vehicle and walked west toward the scene, according to Jackson’s arrest affidavit.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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The video, which was posted on Nextdoor, shows a figure in a red mask with horns and dressed in all black clothing ring the front doorbell.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2025
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The dark inclinations of Oh, Hi! are a welcome change to the modern rom-com formula, externalizing Iris’ millennial romantic anxiety into a full emotional breakdown.—
Jourdain Searles,
The Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jan. 2025
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In adolescence, those inclinations shifted toward the bohemia of the late-1960s art scene, and upon leaving home and going west, CalArts proved a sympathetic environment for his singular talents and personality.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Nearly every expectant mother who has seen the telltale line on a pregnancy test or who has searched the sonogram while the tech wands her belly knows the flash of worry: What if this little life doesn’t make it?—
Ericka Andersen,
National Review,
24 Jan. 2025
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The little dog has quickly become a favorite among the watering hole's regulars, who make sure Rex never goes long without a belly rub.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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