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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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Recent Examples of bones
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Collagen is a protein in the body that provides structural support to skin, bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
—Devineé Lingo, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Chicken bones go into the oven on Tuesday night, and the sauce is built up over Wednesday, Head Chef Stuart Andrew explains.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Not home in the physical sense, but in the ancestral one — that instinctive recognition that lives in the bones.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
But Hedda seems more focused on its own novelty than on the emotional bones of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Even if the birds initially fly away, collisions can cause concussions, broken bones, and other injuries; most victims don't survive.
—Hannah Chinn, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Zeus goes for the more pleasing wrapping and ends up with inedible bones.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
Now, the cave is once again the subject of ancient research, but not because of the bones left behind.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Collagen is a protein in the body that provides structural support to skin, bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
—Devineé Lingo, Health, 23 Oct. 2025
Chicken bones go into the oven on Tuesday night, and the sauce is built up over Wednesday, Head Chef Stuart Andrew explains.
—Joel Hart, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
For bones, spirits, and some menacing dolls, here’s where to go for a fright.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Not home in the physical sense, but in the ancestral one — that instinctive recognition that lives in the bones.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
But Hedda seems more focused on its own novelty than on the emotional bones of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Even if the birds initially fly away, collisions can cause concussions, broken bones, and other injuries; most victims don't survive.
—Hannah Chinn, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Zeus goes for the more pleasing wrapping and ends up with inedible bones.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
Noun
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How to live 9 years longer Billy Joel famously sang that only the good die young.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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This is a full-fledged system on a chip (SoC), with the central processor, graphics processing, Neural Engine, and unified memory all on a single silicon die.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The third-highest goal scorer in the club’s history had his heart set on chasing down more records and winning another Golden Boot.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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My heart doesn't feel okay with it.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The character was loosely inspired by Ed Gein, a real serial killer and grave robber from Wisconsin who dug up corpses and used their bones and skin to make everything from clothing to furniture and even silverware.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the mass graves of corpses evicted from San Francisco cemeteries a century ago.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The government’s lawyers argued the ruling effectively guts a statute aimed at reducing gun violence by preventing unlawful drug users from wielding firearms.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Her death guts Maggie, but also brings her and Jackson, her mother’s surgeon, closer.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At Duran Lantink’s debut collection for Jean Paul Gaultier, graphic bodysuits of male pubic hair, hairy chests, and hairier bellies were on shocking display.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
25 Oct. 2025
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This small-sized newt, found in remote mountain streams, is notable for its orange-red belly and bright orange tail.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In both the dinosaur mummy specimens, the skin, spikes, and hooves have not been preserved as tissue but as a sub-millimeter clay film that formed on the carcass surface soon after burial.—
Abhishek Bhardwaj,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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The decaying carcasses would have been covered by a film of bacteria, which can electrostatically attract clay found in the surrounding sediment.—
Amanda Schupak,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Well, obviously Cher Horowitz dresses for the red carpet in straight-off-the-runway looks.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gucci, the presenting sponsor since the launch of the gala in 2011, dresses many of the evening’s VIPs.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Corn can provide carbohydrates, which can be vital to deer during the winter for a burst of energy, Edge said, but an increase in carbs can disrupt the animal's gut chemistry and affect digestion, much like giving children a lot of candy bars.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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This matters profoundly when only 5 percent of Americans consume adequate fiber, a nutrient critical for gut health, heart function and cancer prevention.—
Tim D. McGreevy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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