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as in heart
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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Noun
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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 -
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
Noun
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Being around you was like being in connection with such a deep place of heart and soul.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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Central to the collection are accessories such as baseball caps, canvas totes and shoelaces adorned with heart motifs in the signature Valentine’s palette of red and white.—
Ty Gaskins,
WWD,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The huge kind that gnaw on zombie corpses in sewers.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2025
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In March, Pauley was sentenced to two years of probation after pleading guilty to abuse of a corpse, McClatchy News previously reported.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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From the beach here, the view is extraordinary — those planes, flying in pairs, skim the Pacific Ocean filling tanks in their bellies and then fly directly over the Santa Monica Mountains to douse flames.—
Kirk Siegler,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Wright also poses solo in the ocean, resting a hand on her belly.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
9 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The carnivorous marine isopods typically scavenge carcasses on the seafloor, but may also eat live prey.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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The mute swans’ carcasses were recovered Nov. 26 from Mather Lake at Mather Regional Park by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The findings suggest that HCMV can infect the gut and travel to the brain, researchers said.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
Health,
14 Jan. 2025
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Gut health and digestion improvements tied with wearable technology (both at 22 percent) as key areas of focus, with many Americans increasingly aware of the role gut health plays in overall well-being.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Carrie Nation was trying to transform the soul of her country.—
Shayla Love,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The soul of the event still belongs to the land, from which attendees harvest some of the produce themselves.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Despite the gruesome killing, not a drop of blood was left behind.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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And even with everyone playing nice, there’s always a chance of blood: At one practice, Aminov eats an accidental headbutt that splits the skin over his right eye.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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