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bone-crushing

[bohn-kruhsh-ing] / ˈboʊnˌkrʌʃ ɪŋ /


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Maybe so, and the Tom Brady depicted here surely possesses some of that, demonstrated by an anecdote about him setting a bone-crushing pick in an intramural basketball game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Its long, shallow skull indicates it lacked the bone-crushing bite strength of T. rex.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2025

Based on fossilized poop and gnawed bones, researchers know adults used their bone-crushing teeth to eat large plant-eating dinos the size of an African elephant, such as Triceratops and duck-billed dinosaurs.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023

Players quickly bonded with RJ, who stands 6-foot-3 and grins while giving monster hugs and bone-crushing handshakes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Irwin greeted newcomers with bone-crushing handshakes and tooth-shattering back-slaps.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand


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