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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
Joe Holden, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Torney was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer with recurring tumors that eat away at bone marrow, damaging bones and the immune system.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The Darling, Copenhagen Housed within the bones of a magnificent 18th-century building, The Darling is a trio of intimate apartments tucked away in Copenhagen’s historic centre.
—Stephanie Gavan, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
Inside the bag were the mummified remains of two small children, three skulls and other bones, according to the affidavit.
—Emma Caughlan, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
These nutrients help build healthy bones and teeth as well as support immune health.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
This can weaken bones, create kidney stones, and affect the heart and brain.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 8 Jan. 2026
Partezana, now 95, still experiences pain related to how the blast affected his bones and cartilage.
—Hope Hodge Seck, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
There is something awe-inspiring about sitting with the bones of a story.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
Police also confirm in court papers that additional bones and eight corpses were discovered in a storage locker.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for bones
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Goodness knows, the wicked die alone.—
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People need to f---ing die and people are going to die.—
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Kipling City Pack Backpack Pocket space is at the very heart of this backpack’s design, which has over five different compartments on the interior and exterior.—
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What the museum dream team did not see was the pain in our hearts about this jail.—
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Israel wiped out entire cities with nothing left but an abundance of rubble mixed with thousands of corpses stuck underneath.—
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And now one of those corpses could soon be Evelyn’s.—
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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.—
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Her death guts Maggie, but also brings her and Jackson, her mother’s surgeon, closer.—
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At the end of her list, Steinfeld included a video which showed the actress posing in the snow with her pregnant belly out as Allen kissed her stomach.—
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The report, obtained by The New York Times on Friday, drew the conclusion based on computer simulations of the Boeing 737-800’s belly landing at the airport in Muan, in the country’s southwest.—
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The team stabilized the carcass before carefully removing it from the vessel and transporting it to a secure location, where experts plan to conduct a necropsy to determine the exact cause of death and confirm the species.—
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Anyway, officials from California State Parks and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said there’s nothing unusual about the lobster carcasses washing up on the beach.—
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Back then, she had been advised—free of charge—by stylist Bailey Moon, who dresses the likes of Morgan Spector and Cristin Milioti and is most widely known for having worked with Jill Biden and her family throughout president Joe Biden’s administration.—
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Senior commerce editor Nashia Baker dresses her mattress with these and is a fan of their design and breathable feel.—
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Experts say adding certain fiber-rich fruits to your diet can help strengthen your gut for the new year.—
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Now that the gut-brain connection and its impact on IBS symptoms are better understood, research is helping identify effective mental health treatments.—
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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