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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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About 10 percent of people struck by lightening die because of a heart attack, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 May 2025 -
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
Noun
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Warm, welcoming, and full of heart, Gracianna feels like visiting an old friend.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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While Luna spent much of the summer playing on the left wing, his heart is with the playmaking 10 role.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
28 July 2025
Noun
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As for the roach corpses, two were under a bun rack.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
21 July 2025
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Kendrick is charged with tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
16 July 2025
Noun
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During her appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday, July 23, the actress, 37, opened up about the differences between having an actual baby bump versus using a fake belly for her role in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
24 July 2025
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Go see the milking demonstrations with dairy cows: Head over to the Millennium Barn to see cows milked at 2:15 and 4:15 p.m daily. See a show free at the Hangar until 5 p.m.: Daily performances including folklorico and belly dancing, choirs, martial arts demonstrations and clog dancers.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
Noun
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Others are sounding the alarm on tech giants poaching AI founders and researchers and leaving behind carcasses of companies.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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More than 30 years ago, researcher Boris Sket found the carcasses of tailless whip scorpions on the limestone of a monastery on Cyprus near a natural spring, but didn’t collect any live animals and the species was never noted again, according to the study.—
Irene Wright
July 10,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Many people also experience symptoms outside the gut, such as joint pain, eye irritation, fatigue, and skin rashes.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
24 July 2025
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The tourbillon class—named for the intricate mechanism that keeps a watch’s guts constantly in motion—starts at $19,190.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The musical slipstream that creates between bluegrass, blues, country, folk, hip-hop, jazz, R&B, rock and soul has roots more firmly entrenched — and more lucrative — in Music City than ever.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Butler is a victim of a sinister moral panic, one in which small and jealous spirits tore down the highest targets their stubby little souls could reach.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The church's Red Cross blood drive from 1-6 p.m. July 28.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
27 July 2025
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The cult’s plan culminates in harvesting Vikram’s blood and body parts, tying him directly to the mythological ritual and making his survival crucial to stopping the catastrophe.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
25 July 2025
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“Bones.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bones. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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