boning

Definition of boningnext
present participle of bone

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Verb
  • Don’t forget your rugs, Ryan Knoll, owner of Tidy Casa, a home cleaning company that cleans over 600 homes a month.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Three quick-connect spray tips offer a range of cleaning from precision to wide-area, an extra-large 22-ounce foam cannon for deep suds and 25 feet of hose with an additional 35 feet of cord for total reach.
    Tory Johnson, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The center also housing a ticketing office, concessions area, blue box theater and dressing rooms.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Taste dressing and add the juice of remaining lemon to taste (dressing should be bright and tangy).
    Molly Baz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 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
  • In any context, everyone is justified in resisting or repelling any invasion of their person or property, extracting restitution or exacting punishment in response to an invasion, or helping someone else do the same.
    Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Afghanistan joined Iran as countries singled out by the United States for detaining Americans in hopes of extracting policy concessions.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In a statement, the Stop Aurora Pit Bull Ban Team, a group that advocated for repealing the city's breed-specific ban, urged caution in drawing conclusions about the incident.
    Tori Mason, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, however, Anna Marie performed disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic red costume and face paint, captivating the court and drawing the envy of Mozart’s greatest rival, Antonio Salieri.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Boning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boning. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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