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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boner
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As the evening presses forward, a shrill scream goes thundering across the third floor, and the camera pans to showcase A.B. lying dead in the game room.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2025 -
More than once, Mariana emits an exasperated scream that goes on and on and on, almost like an operatic aria.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Mar. 2025
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The look is a far cry from the globe-like boobs of my teenagehood, which had been Victoria’s Secret-ified with a push-up that transformed a generation beyond recognition.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
14 Mar. 2025
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One of the models wore realistic looking size DD prosthetic boobs on the runway.—
Renan Botelho,
WWD,
12 Mar. 2025
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But more often than not, Moore holds the center of a movie, or drags a howler over the finish line with sheer presence, or simply gives a great performance.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
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Either their ability to spot talent is crap or Man City have had a howler.—
Pol Ballús,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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The blunder occurred while Trump, 78, was speaking with reporters at Joint Base Andrews military facility in Maryland after giving a speech at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 14.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The longer-term question is how much more patience and grace Trump’s base will grant Bondi, who already bears scars as the central figure in arguably the administration’s earliest blunder.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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Former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn, who was on duty during the January 6 Capitol riot, and comedian Cliff Cash are also listed as speakers at the protest.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Yeah, the winner is a bummer — Stefan was robbed — but the journey getting there is a riot.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Too often last season, there were mistakes with play calls (especially in short yardage), a coaching inability to find solutions to revive the deep passing game, drops and fumbles (Hill, Waddle, Raheem Mostert all to blame), untimely penalties (by Julian Hill and others).—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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In 2023, his final season with the Chiefs, Gay totaled 15 starts, 58 tackles, 1.0 sack, three fumbles recovered, one forced fumble and four passes defended.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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Even if real life divorce is not that funny, this comic take on divorce is set to offer some welcome laughs.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Whatever explains the Trump-Putin bond, acclaiming it as a brilliant, Kissinger-like diplomatic pivot doesn’t pass the laugh test.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
18 Mar. 2025
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This story has been updated to resolve an inaccuracy.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Boner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boner. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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