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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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He said he did this to loosen up his neck, cheekbone and jaw bone muscles in order to get his lip on to his nose.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Calcium and vitamin D supplements are widely taken to support bone health, especially by older adults.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

He remained a missing person until recently when a single bone washed ashore, and investigative work provided closure after three decades for the family of the California father of three.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

"Raine fortunately landed flush on her buttocks, rather than on bone, and got up, leaving the saloon without a backwards glance," he writes.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

A round bone amulet etched with a spiral was sewn to the breast of her jerkin.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

But a large review published in The BMJ suggests that, for most older people, these supplements provide little to no meaningful protection against falls or broken bones.

From Science Daily Sep. 21, 2026

One in eight of the men who enlisted in the UK left their bones in the fields of Flanders and France, Mesopotamia and Gallipoli.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Instead, I picked around fish bones and stared at the mess I had made behind me.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

The hips-and-knee unit, which also makes instruments to repair bones and joints, had been a linchpin of J&J’s medical-device business.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 12, 2026

I could almost smell it, feel it in my bones.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

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 borrowed a dress from her sister — Bellville Sassoon, black velvet, backless with boned bodice and huge skirt.

From New York Times Dec. 1, 2020

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

Per the film, this is a natural consequence of not boning up on your “Emily Post.”

From Salon Nov. 15, 2023

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

“I bought a mannequin and new boning, then I took the dresses apart and combined them.”

From New York Times Jul. 29, 2021

Garment underpinnings — corsetry boning, seams and darts — became external flourishes.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2020

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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