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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
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The Tigers acted quickly Sunday, setting up Pérez with an MRI, a CT scan and a bone scan.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 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
During spring training, it was learned that Smith played with a deep bone bruise in his right ankle for much of the 2024 season.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 25 Mar. 2025
The Tigers acted quickly Sunday, setting up Pérez with an MRI, a CT scan and a bone scan.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 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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About 4,320 die each year, according to the American Cancer Society.—
Liz Szabo,
NBC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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About half of all people with untreated active TB die from the disease, whereas treatment reduces the death rate to 12%.—
Karen Dobos,
The Conversation,
6 Mar. 2025
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With tech in one hand and heart in the other, Riri is forced to navigate a new kind of battle—one that challenges her intellect, her upbringing, and her purpose.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
30 Mar. 2025
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But against a champion like Djokovic, heart and head were not enough.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2025
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The state has given the region millions of dollars to aid homeless people and public data show that Caltrans has boosted sweeps in recent years.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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States could lose thousands of jobs — including 10,900 jobs in Arkansas — and billions of dollars in economic output under potential Medicaid and food aid cuts, a new estimate finds.—
Alex Fitzpatrick,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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The preposterous plot begins with the band of brothers (and savvy sisters, too) in search of an unclaimed corpse, disguising it as a Royal Marine officer, and creating a fictional persona to make their ruse credible.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Oh, and a corpse has just been discovered upstairs.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The second man was found lying on a bed fully dressed and wearing black gloves, police said.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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First, Osborne is snapped while dressed in a white suit, lovingly holding Washington's hand.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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To be sure, grounding our understanding of racial equality in reality will not be enough, but there are some inclinations of hope.—
Michael W. Kraus,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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Jodie Turner-Smith proves again that her style inclinations are always on point.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
25 Mar. 2025
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Just a few yards away, another bird, possibly another grebe, its belly and head obscured by the sand, also lay still.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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In the carousel of photos taken by Mary Craven Dawkins, Cassie can be seen wearing an off-the-shoulder green dress which accentuates her growing belly.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Bone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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