great toe
noun
: big toe
There is a sudden onset of pain in one, maybe two joints, most often at the base of the great toe.—
Paul G. Donohue
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Jerome is still grappling with a strained right calf, while Pippen is on the mend from a left great toe surgery and will likely miss several more months of game action.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Grizzlies did not have Brandon Clarke (right knee surgery recovery), Zach Edey (left ankle surgery recovery), Ty Jerome (right calf strain), Scotty Pippen Jr. (left great toe surgery recovery) and Vince Williams Jr.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Their great toes are swollen and deformed by long marches and by the heat.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
But Minnesota didn’t have guard Donte DiVincenzo, who was on the shelf due to a great toe sprain.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The Grizzlies did not have Brandon Clarke (right knee surgery recovery), Zach Edey (left ankle surgery recovery), Ty Jerome (right calf strain), Scotty Pippen Jr. (left great toe surgery recovery) and Vince Williams Jr.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Their great toes are swollen and deformed by long marches and by the heat.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
But Minnesota didn’t have guard Donte DiVincenzo, who was on the shelf due to a great toe sprain.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Great toe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20toe. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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