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stone

[stohn] / stoʊn /


NOUN
small hard seed
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Other discoveries include glass beads, stone tools, nails, and animal bones from meals that included turtle, freshwater fish, and turkey.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Along the disused line from Woljeong-ri towards Baengmagoji station to the south -- the section to be restored under the peace project -- vegetation crowds both sides of the tracks, nearly swallowing a stone wall.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

But Mitchell cleverly avoids setting any tone in stone.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

It also featured Moroccan sinks, a pool and spa, a stone fire pit, and a barbecue area.

From MarketWatch Aug. 18, 2026

Standing about thirty feet high and built of solid stone like something from medieval times, it wrapped around the entire campus.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Gold and silver inlay work and green agate stones complete the garment.

From Barron's Aug. 22, 2026

But stones bigger than 1cm often block urine flow and require medical intervention.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The president has weighed in on paving stones, marble, flagpoles and other aesthetic details around the White House as he reshapes the presidential grounds.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Archaeologists have uncovered crystals at numerous sites containing Homo remains, suggesting that early human relatives deliberately collected these unusual stones as far back as 780,000 years ago.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Weeds and stones and tough little bushes blanketed the landscape, but there wasn’t a tree in sight.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

Muslim faithful ritually stoned the devil on Wednesday in the climactic ceremony of a hajj pilgrimage held in intense heat and against the backdrop of a war that has plunged the wealthy Gulf into crisis.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

The first Sunday service after the arrests, streamed from pastors outside the mainland, included a meditation on the biblical account of Stephen, the first-century disciple stoned to death for his faith.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 23, 2025

“I have been convicted and sacrificed and crucified and stoned without a trial and without the option to defend myself.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2025

The costumes are shining because the seamstress stoned them.

From Salon Jan. 8, 2025

The British ambassador registered a protest, the American Embassy in Paris was stoned, and Canada sued the United States for over $386,000.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield

McNish says virginity is a man-made myth created by those in power, in times that "also spoke positively of slavery and stoning".

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Jackson’s lottery stoning takes place on a sunny June day, in contrast to the apocalyptic storm’s nighttime arrival on “Widow’s Bay,” forcing everyone into an underground shelter.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

It reenacts the Prophet Abraham's stoning of the devil at three places where Satan is said to have tried to dissuade him from obeying God's command to sacrifice his son Ishmael.

From Barron's May 27, 2026

What’s funny about the inspiration is that I had a whole ’nother outfit planned, and with the help of a friend, she’s stoning some things for me, but that didn’t come through today.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2025

“Well, he did. And it’s stood all this time and not a single scratch to it. Not until you started stoning it.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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