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plural of bone
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as in die
a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games the pirates decided their captives' fate with a toss of the bones

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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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as in corpse
a dead body requested that his bones be buried in the country of his birth

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bones

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bone

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Noun
  • The card also has a thermal pad for interfacing with the GPU die, which changes phase from a solid to a liquid to support optimal heat exchange as temperatures increase.
    Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 21 May 2025
  • But exactly why and how seeds age and die is something that scientists are still trying to understand.
    Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • All of our hearts are broken … our sadness is gut wrenching - there’s a hole, something is missing.
    Mitchell Willetts, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2025
  • Pregnant women are at high risk for severe disease and studies show that the likelihood of miscarriage, stillbirth and pregnancy complications like preeclampsia, blood clots, heart and kidney damage and hypertension are much higher among women who develop COVID-19 during pregnancy.
    Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Emmit Yarbrough, 58, pleaded guilty in March to arson, a Level 4 felony, and abuse of a corpse, a Level 6 felony.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Schneider has been charged with kidnapping leading to death, concealment of a corpse and endangering the integrity of the corpse, per The Telegraph; Caboubassy and Benrakia were charged with complicity.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 20 May 2025
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  • The Trump crypto train comes to Dubai The bullish energy of the yacht party — complete with open bars, teppanyaki grills and Vegas-style belly dancers wearing feather headdresses — matched the unbridled optimism currently pulsing through the global crypto community.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 23 May 2025
  • An optional belly band designed for newborns up to three months tracks breathing movements, providing extra reassurance for new parents.
    Pamela Brill, Parents, 22 May 2025
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  • FedEx typically prohibits the shipping of animal carcasses except in certain circumstances, which might include getting pre-approval.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Cleaning up the Environment Vultures fulfill the vital role of consuming carrion, or the carcasses of dead animals.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 May 2025
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  • The site, built on the guts of a mattress factory, was put up specifically to handle the high volumes of server racks and HDDs coming in from data centers.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
  • Kombucha may help with gut health by supporting good bacteria in the gut, aiding digestion, and easing other stomach problems.56 Some studies have looked at kombucha’s possible antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and liver-supporting effects, although more human research is still needed.789 4.
    Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • New fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura helped here as Raducanu refused to yield to her opponent or the clay surface which can sap the soul as well as stamina.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • But poetry is supposed to come from the soul, tradition, and psychic tremors too minute and particular to be grasped by a journalist on assignment.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 25 May 2025
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  • In photos, blood can be seen around Martinelli's mouth.
    Natasha Dye, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Ellie doesn’t know that Joel killed Abby’s father until she’s already spilled a small army’s worth of blood in retaliation.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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