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Recent Examples of leg
Shanks: The shanks are the straight spikes or legs that curve away from the base.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
As their threatening name suggests, these birds were apex predators, using their strong legs and hooked beaks to hunt down prey.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
The woman was treated for a head and leg injury on site before she was transported in an ambulance to a local hospital.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 July 2025
The all-you-can-eat experience spares no expense, offering diners delicacies including Alaskan snow crab legs and fresh-shucked oysters; prime rib; and a towering dessert bar that’s piled with parfaits, profiteroles, and mini pies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 July 2025
As their threatening name suggests, these birds were apex predators, using their strong legs and hooked beaks to hunt down prey.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2025
The woman was treated for a head and leg injury on site before she was transported in an ambulance to a local hospital.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 July 2025
The all-you-can-eat experience spares no expense, offering diners delicacies including Alaskan snow crab legs and fresh-shucked oysters; prime rib; and a towering dessert bar that’s piled with parfaits, profiteroles, and mini pies.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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Newcastle insist the striker has a minor thigh problem that a long-haul flight would not have helped.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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At your groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
Noun
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Live, in-store performances and tapings will level up with new equipment and the remodeled stage will feature historic flooring from the original Austin City Limits Studio 6A space, donated by KLRU.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
29 July 2025
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The grievances are at Level 3, which means the district and education association were unable to come to an agreement at the Level 1 or Level 2 stage.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Burrow has had multiple injuries in the past – ACL, calf and wrist along with an appendectomy – but the slow Cincinnati starts have worn on him mentally.—
Steve Silverman,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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She’s only played in 13 of the Indiana Fever’s 25 games so far — even missing this year’s WNBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis — with calf and groin injuries.—
Larry Holder,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
Noun
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The cars then rolled to a stop on pit lane with four laps remaining, forcing Wallace to think and rethink his restart strategy.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
28 July 2025
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For starters, there are three pools—an adults-only, a kids', and a lap pool—as well as direct access to Palawan Beach.—
Christine Burroni,
Travel + Leisure,
28 July 2025
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The idea is simple: divide a course into sections and assign young entrepreneurs to retrieve balls nightly when pins are pulled.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
24 July 2025
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Nearly 100 Disneyland visitors waited in line at 9 a.m. outside World of Disney in Downtown Disney for the release of three exclusive 70th anniversary collectible pins costing $25 to $40.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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