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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
Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Wolcott Animal Control, the dog displayed no obvious signs of trauma such as being hit by car, broken bones, gun shot wounds or other external injuries.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Fossils usually form from bones and other hard materials.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
But what made the moment rank-worthy was the in-my-bones certainty that Oliver’s staff whanged those wangs at his face.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After the divorce, the interiors shift slightly to reflect Mel’s more polished taste, though the bones of the house remain the same.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
The next day, search teams recovered 14 additional bones consistent with human remains, Davis said.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Vanney said that there aren’t any broken bones in the foot, but the surgery will be to repair ligaments.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Since vitamin D works closely with calcium, phytic acid may indirectly affect how vitamin D supports your bones.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Noun
The fish were deemed to be 50 years old when biologists collected their otoliths, or ear bones, to age them.
—Mike McFeely, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
According to Wolcott Animal Control, the dog displayed no obvious signs of trauma such as being hit by car, broken bones, gun shot wounds or other external injuries.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Fossils usually form from bones and other hard materials.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
But what made the moment rank-worthy was the in-my-bones certainty that Oliver’s staff whanged those wangs at his face.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
After the divorce, the interiors shift slightly to reflect Mel’s more polished taste, though the bones of the house remain the same.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
The next day, search teams recovered 14 additional bones consistent with human remains, Davis said.
—Hanna Park, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Vanney said that there aren’t any broken bones in the foot, but the surgery will be to repair ligaments.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Since vitamin D works closely with calcium, phytic acid may indirectly affect how vitamin D supports your bones.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
Noun
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Those are the ride-or-die guys right now.—
Stephen Conroy,
Hartford Courant,
24 Apr. 2026
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Among those who make it to the hospital, one-third die while hospitalized.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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Kristin Arielle Oliver passed away in June 2020 at the age of 31 after battling a rare heart cancer that required many blood transfusions.—
Francine Knowles,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The centrality of the extra-long flyback chronograph seconds hand (in a straw-yellow color) nods to his belief that the watch is, at heart, an instrument.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Tamisha Cheyniece Drake, 33, of Lufkin, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, a state jail felony, according to the Angelina County Sheriff's Office.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Many fans on social media are lauding his accomplishment of dragging a bloated corpse of a roster to a 3-0 series lead at 41 years of age without Austin Reaves or Luka Doncic in the fold.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The only realistic threat to Clyburn’s winning reelection would be if the conservative Supreme Court guts the Voting Rights Act and South Carolina Republicans redraw the state’s congressional districts before the fall elections.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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And if the Supreme Court makes an early enough ruling that guts the Voting Rights Act, that could allow a slew of Southern states to redraw their maps before 2026 as well.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
3 Dec. 2025
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My mental meanderings were interrupted by a belly-laughing guy, reshelving Progresso soups.—
Patricia Steckler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Anacapa Island, for instance, has no services aside from some primitive campsites, a lighthouse and limited hiking options, but is also a major seabird rookery from April to August, which translates to lots of bird poop, noise, bird carcasses and territorial bird behavior.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Apr. 2026
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New York has implemented a strict policy that no deer carcasses can be brought into the state, despite whether it was shot in a chronic wasting disease positive state or not.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Men in jackets and pressed slacks drift through the hallways with equally elegant ladies on their arms; when dinner time arrives, everyone dresses for the occasion, as did the generations of guests before them.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
15 Apr. 2026
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Betty, attempting to paper over her unthinkable loss, dresses Laura in her daughter’s clothes, gives her her daughter’s place at family meals, has her daughter’s bike fixed to Laura’s height.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In October 2023, the Central Bucks High School East swim team suffered a gut-wrenching loss when one of their own, 17-year-old Penn State commit Marcus Papanikolaou, died in a car crash.—
Krystle Rich,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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James knocked the ball away for the steal, eventually got it back, and drained a trey with 13 seconds remaining for the gut punch to send the game to overtime.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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