shin splints
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: injury to and inflammation of the tibial and toe extensor muscles or their fasciae caused by repeated minimal traumas (as by running)
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The poignant burn of shin splints.
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Not with a 5K but with shin splints.
—Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That can lead to overuse issues like tennis elbow, rotator cuff tendonitis, and shin splints, to name a few.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
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Marisa McMillan, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
Not with a 5K but with shin splints.
—Reuven Perlman, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
That can lead to overuse issues like tennis elbow, rotator cuff tendonitis, and shin splints, to name a few.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shin splints
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“Shin splints.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shin%20splints. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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