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Recent Examples of legs
Instead of letting our legs carry us aimlessly down the road with our minds interrogating every step, our thumbs pose too simple a question to which our smartphones are pleased to give us too simple an answer.
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Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
The mother struck Dorn on the back of the head with a hammer, but Dorn responded by repeatedly stabbing her, causing multiple wounds to her face, arms and legs, according to court documents.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Quarterback LaNorris Sellers has been effective when healthy, using his legs and arm to move the chains, and wide receiver Nyck Harbor has become a go-to option.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The suspension bridge over Matthews Creek gives you a great view of Raven Cliff Falls and stable ground to pause and rest your legs between all the switchbacks and steep climbs.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The video further shows the robot enduring a push recovery test, where only its lower body, legs, hips, and waist are visible.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Dobbins, a Bronco five years later, knows darkness, and his legs know pain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
His legs are still triangled around your dad’s torso.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
The mother struck Dorn on the back of the head with a hammer, but Dorn responded by repeatedly stabbing her, causing multiple wounds to her face, arms and legs, according to court documents.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Quarterback LaNorris Sellers has been effective when healthy, using his legs and arm to move the chains, and wide receiver Nyck Harbor has become a go-to option.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
The suspension bridge over Matthews Creek gives you a great view of Raven Cliff Falls and stable ground to pause and rest your legs between all the switchbacks and steep climbs.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
The video further shows the robot enduring a push recovery test, where only its lower body, legs, hips, and waist are visible.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Dobbins, a Bronco five years later, knows darkness, and his legs know pain.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
His legs are still triangled around your dad’s torso.
—Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
My legs were gooey and useless, my arms burned, my lungs begged for oxygen.
—Martin Suarez, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legs
Noun
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From beginning stages of planning, the layout, walkways, irrigation, fertilization, planting varieties of roses and the tools needed for successful rose gardening.—
Ut Community Press,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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After more than 20 years of setbacks, Union Pacific Park in Fullerton is in the final stages of a complete overhaul and should be back open to the public by the end of the year.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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From open ocean shallows where dolphins surf the waves to quiet estuaries perfect for teaching calves to hunt, Folly offers an ideal year-round playground.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The ranch Roen manages for his brother Erik lost four calves in two days last month.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That creates an uneventful race, like the one at Bristol earlier this spring, which had just four lead changes in 500 laps; afterward, fans pilloried the quality of the action on social media and satellite radio.—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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In April, Chandler Smith won the first Truck Series race of the season at Bristol, leading 127 of the 250 laps on his way to the win.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Organize paper clips, push pins, and cords in your office drawers, and hair ties, bobby pins, and cotton rounds in your bathroom cabinets.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the Oscars last year, Eilish and her brother and musician Finneas were among celebrities who took to the red carpet in matching red lapel pins calling for a ceasefire.—
Hira Humayun,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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