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having a prominent and often large or rugged bone structure
The cowboy was tall and rawboned.
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Recent Examples of rawboned
Mitsouko softened Chypre’s rawboned extremes, imparting a creamy peach glow to the whole.
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Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 2 July 2018
Like so many in Lincoln Heights, this tiny, rawboned 89-year-old woman had lived through a time of gang violence, high crime and police oppression.
—Brittny Mejia, Joe Mozingo, www.latimes.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Noy Thrupkaew, Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2021
Kirschling, a rawboned young man from Wisconsin, had written a master’s thesis at Columbia about long-term productivity decline in New York City’s mass transit.
—William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 2 July 2018
Like so many in Lincoln Heights, this tiny, rawboned 89-year-old woman had lived through a time of gang violence, high crime and police oppression.
—Brittny Mejia, Joe Mozingo, www.latimes.com, 3 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rawboned
Adjective
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Body gua shas tend to be bigger and have more angular or ridged builds that feel great on your arms, legs, and torso but might be too harsh on your face.—
Allure,
Allure,
14 Apr. 2025
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While the dramatic cat-eye is ideal for balancing out the features in a rounder face, square or heart-shaped face shapes might opt for a less angular pair with softer edges, like this Ray-Ban pair.—
Jené Luciani Sena,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The animals have longer beaks, a more slender build and more distinctive dorsal fins than common bottlenose dolphins, according to Whale and Dolphin Conservation, a nonprofit.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
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The handle is slender, ergonomically shaped, and has divots for an easier grip (and more control).—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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When looking for lean poultry, opt for boneless, skinless chicken breasts and turkey cutlets.7 5.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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Though Malkmus has maintained much of his lean, boyish West Coast cool, even edging toward late middle age, the quintet looks older and wiser, no longer burdened by their uncomfortable relationship with success.—
Scott Tobias,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Keep scrolling to shop more skinny jeans, blazers, and button-down shirts inspired by Kate Middleton’s outfit blueprint below.—
Averi Baudler,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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These cars, with their skinny tires up front, skeletal body and explosive engine, generate up to 11,000 to 12,000 horsepower and reach speeds in the mid-300 mphs in just 1,000 feet and require parachutes to safely arrive at a stop.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Lift your hips off the ground and place a block underneath your sacrum, the widest, boniest part of your pelvis.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
16 Oct. 2024
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Differences in Adult Bones That being said, some adults are bonier than others.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
3 Nov. 2023
Adjective
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 May 2025
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The caveat was that these materials need to be absurdly thin to get the noise down.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 May 2025
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“Rawboned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rawboned. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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