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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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Brian Lee has a big, juicy bone to pick with you.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Just skin and bone," said a doctor, shaking his head, as he looked at their wasted limbs.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

"We are absolutely devastated to hear what has happened. Helen was a beautiful person. She didn't have a bad bone in her body," Woodrow told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

For those over 40, creatine can not only help counteract age-related muscle loss, but “it can be helpful for bone health,” Zaslow says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The real danger, he said, “the bone in my throat,” was Berlin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

In St. Louis, an interior designer shared her love of Pilates, escape rooms and collecting angel figurines and animal bones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

These metrics applied across many different types of cancers, varying in severity, including ones that had spread to the patient's bones or brain.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

The next day, Watters made no bones about El-Sayed’s appeal.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

The desert's exceptionally arid conditions have helped preserve materials that would normally deteriorate over time, including hair, bones, clothing, leather, pigments, and decorated pottery.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

These bones are the center of much contention —we call them Bone Wars.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Zeigen, who wears his hair shorn tight to his head, emphasizing his finely boned face and huge brown eyes, began by describing his mother.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024

“I’m almost 6-feet-tall and big boned, we’ll call it. I don’t look like the people you see on TV,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

She departed from the Brennans’ band, Clannad, at a young age, boned up on Japanese synths and crafted a strange musical form that was all her own.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

Spencer’s Victorian-inspired gown was made with intricate floral lace and has long slightly-puffed sleeves, boned corset, high collar and several buttons.

From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021

She was big boned and solid, with intense blue eyes, a generous mouth, and soothing hands with short fingernails.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Long story short, it’s probably time for every American to start boning up on this stuff just in case they find themselves in a conversation with Hugh Hewitt.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2023

Turducken recipes are quite long and involved but in short, the process involves boning a chicken and laying it flat side down on plastic wrap on top of a cutting board.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2021

In most cases, animals are being harvested but there aren’t enough people to handle normal value-added processes such as boning, trimming and curing.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021

“We like ones by Dominique because of their boning and support. We often stitch the corset inside the gown to ensure it won’t peek out, as well as make the bride feel more comfortable.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021

Three other cooks were boning fish, while a spit boy turned a boar over the flames.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin


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