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as in heart
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 Synonyms for bones
Noun
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While there have been success stories, he's seen a few of the kids he's worked with die from violence.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025 -
Stellar-mass black holes, which are 10 to 100 times heftier than the sun, are created when massive stars exhaust their nuclear fuel an die, collapsing to trigger huge supernova explosions.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Coates was now entering a terminal stage: his heart and kidneys were failing, and fluid had to be drained from his belly several times a week.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
15 July 2025
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For fans of Arthur—or anyone craving an island retreat with history, heart, and serious creative pedigree—this storybook sanctuary might just be the perfect next chapter.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
Noun
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Mohn was arrested hours after the killing and charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and possession of an instrument of crime.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025
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Prosecutors, however, painted a different picture of the defendant, who’s been charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and other offenses for the January 2024 killing of 68-year-old Michael F. Mohn in the family’s Levittown home.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Two buttons line the left side of the mouse, and a Power/DPI switch is tucked away on the mouse’s belly.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 July 2025
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In the nude shot, Culpo wears her hair long and covers her breasts with her hand, placing her other hand on her belly.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Yellowstone park officials deemed it too dangerous and destructive to retrieve the carcass, which will break down until only bones remain.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
1 July 2025
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But poaching for feathers and eggs, poisoning from consuming lead ammunition in carcasses, and habitat destruction caused the condors’ population to crash.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
Noun
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Even if your colon were not to react immediately with inflammation, who knows what putting coffee up there might be doing to your gut microbiome.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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To create a more human-like microbiome in the guts of mice, the team induced nine of these bacterial species through oral gavage.—
Jay Kakade
July 12,
New Atlas,
12 July 2025
Noun
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You are being offered so much energy and opportunity to let your soul express itself and radiate like a star.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
13 July 2025
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Simmons considered Ragsdale the heart and soul of her camp, both spiritual leader and educator.—
Frank Morris,
NPR,
12 July 2025
Noun
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While the bubonic plague affects lymph nodes, septicemic plague affects the blood.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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Those able to donate blood can sign up via the American Red Cross or the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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