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bone-crushing

[bohn-kruhsh-ing] / ˈboʊnˌkrʌʃ ɪŋ /


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And once it expanded to 17 regular-season games in 2021, it became inevitable that people would have to decide between bone-crushing hits and candlelit dinners—that extra game pushed the Super Bowl into the second week of February.

From The Wall Street Journal

She rushes forward and pulls me in a bone-crushing hug.

From Literature

Bone-crushing hugs must be genetic.

From Literature

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

From Science Daily

In the real world, no human could survive the unimaginable heat and bone-crushing pressure, even if there were a vehicle capable of tunneling to the core, Vidale said.

From Los Angeles Times