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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Others watch their kids go from needing a pair of shin guards to hauling around an entire bag of equipment just to play soccer.
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New Atlas,
6 June 2026
At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
Across the foot and ankle, adjustable leather straps wrapped through silver-tone hardware, while a tall shield-like panel rose over the front of the foot and up the shin, giving the sandal a gladiator shape pushed through Owens’ industrial lens.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Noun
Best soccer gear These lightweight shin guards are not only reliable but also durable.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
Others watch their kids go from needing a pair of shin guards to hauling around an entire bag of equipment just to play soccer.
—
New Atlas,
6 June 2026
At least once a week, Dahrouge or Goetz goes to nearby wetlands, stirs shin-deep water and collects silty samples filled with arthropods, daphnia and other macroscopic critters the salamanders will eat.
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Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 May 2026
Across the foot and ankle, adjustable leather straps wrapped through silver-tone hardware, while a tall shield-like panel rose over the front of the foot and up the shin, giving the sandal a gladiator shape pushed through Owens’ industrial lens.
—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shin
Noun
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The man had suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh.
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Messi welcomed the ball into his run, cushioning it with his thigh and then — sublimely, almost in slow motion — nudging it ahead with his left foot.
Verb
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There’s a number of different ways to skin a horrific cat.
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There are only so many ways to skin a well-performing cat.
Noun
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Pulisic injured his left calf during the USA team’s first World Cup match last week against Paraguay.
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Standout styles in this category include the polished fumé leather of the Tayport derby, while the Taunton loafer introduces a more relaxed note, crafted in ocean calf leather.
Verb
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.
Noun
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Mordecai If your dad loves baseball, take him to the bistro across from Wrigley Field for beef Wellington ($55), a lamb shank ($45) and an Old-Fashioned ($18).
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Leatherman packages in wood saw and file T-shank modules with the Captain's Crunch.
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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