boning

Definition of boningnext
present participle of bone

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boning
Verb
  • Make sure to use a damp mop rather than a soaking wet one, or use a floor spray designed for hardwood floors and a dry cleaning pad to clean the surface.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The facility’s employees lacked food safety knowledge in several areas including holding temperatures, proper sanitizing of food contact surfaces and cleaning frequency.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado February 13, Sacbee.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Wuthering Heights press tour, for which Margot Robbie has returned to method-dressing mode, is near impossible to escape.
    Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Monroe often worked with Chapman, a New York designer who was also known for dressing the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Deborah Kerr.
    Meg Walters, InStyle, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Films that accompanied the curriculum also showed the Netsilik disemboweling a seal and carving up a caribou.
    Jonathan Zimmerman, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Opening up new mining operations would be in keeping with the founding directive of the Forest Service, which mandates the balance of protecting resources and extracting them.
    Lauren Steele, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Their window of opportunity only lasted the weekend — if the scientists didn’t secure the instruments by Monday, an approaching front of bad weather would prevent helicopters from extracting them, effectively stranding them for an indeterminate period of time.
    Joe Wilkins Published Feb 4, Futurism, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Florida Lottery site states game add-ons include Double Play for $1, a bonus drawing where players could win up to $250,000 using the same numbers (Double Play drawings are held immediately after Florida Lotto drawings).
    Jennifer Sangalang, Florida Times-Union, 5 Feb. 2026
  • As did the fact that our professors were clearly having a wonderful time, joining in our creative-writing exercises and drawing lessons with gusto.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Boning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boning. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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