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bone

[bohn] / boʊn /
NOUN
piece of animate skeleton
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“They lose a rapid amount of weight, and it actually deteriorates their bone quality.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

This includes Callin, who has had two major crashes, suffering a concussion and a bruised collar bone, but no lasting injuries.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The treatment also eliminated cancer from both the bone marrow and spleen.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Despite a battery of tests, including a contrast CT scan and bone marrow biopsy, experts could not determine exactly what was making her critically ill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

I loved every bone in Old Rowdy’s body, but what I liked about him most of all was the way he could understand me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Vitamin D is essential for helping the body absorb calcium and maintain healthy bones.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that mostly affects older women and raises the risk that a fall could cause a break in the hip, spine or other bones.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

At great peril they sometimes hunt the mammoth for its meat and its large bones and tusks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Pasadena Humane said it rushed the bird to its Wildlife Center, where vets found swelling but no broken bones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not only was he vulnerable for the first time in six years, but with every passing moment, it felt as if the life were being sucked from his bones.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Zeigen, who wears his hair shorn tight to his head, emphasizing his finely boned face and huge brown eyes, began by describing his mother.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2024

“I’m almost 6-feet-tall and big boned, we’ll call it. I don’t look like the people you see on TV,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2023

Spencer’s Victorian-inspired gown was made with intricate floral lace and has long slightly-puffed sleeves, boned corset, high collar and several buttons.

From Fox News ● Jul. 25, 2021

Fiona said she boned up for the task by watching “one YouTube video that we didn’t even finish. We watched the first five minutes.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 30, 2020

She was small boned to begin with but seemed to be starving herself, and she wanted everybody to know it with her skinny jeans and tight T-shirts.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Per the film, this is a natural consequence of not boning up on your “Emily Post.”

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023

In most cases, animals are being harvested but there aren’t enough people to handle normal value-added processes such as boning, trimming and curing.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021

You can also consult with your seamstress about the possibility of adding boning or cups for structure and lift.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021

Mondale spent those few wilderness years practicing law but in truth boning up for a presidential run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2021

Three other cooks were boning fish, while a spit boy turned a boar over the flames.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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