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Recent Examples of foreleg
Nini was naturally close to the ground, like a giant thoughtful rat, owing to his disproportionately short forelegs.
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Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Having bent its foreleg a little, the elephant swayed.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
The larger forelegs are attached to a piece of shell right beneath the head; do your best to keep these connected while peeling the shrimp.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
The horse was a last minute addition for the Kentucky Derby field and will be taking the place of Tappan Street, a Florida Derby winner who cannot compete due to an injury to his right foreleg.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
One foreleg was tucked under his body and the other stretched out in front.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
The Raptors version features a dial in multiple shades of green, this time with three claw marks, reminiscent of the velociraptors’ forelegs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Having bent its foreleg a little, the elephant swayed.
—Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
The larger forelegs are attached to a piece of shell right beneath the head; do your best to keep these connected while peeling the shrimp.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
The horse was a last minute addition for the Kentucky Derby field and will be taking the place of Tappan Street, a Florida Derby winner who cannot compete due to an injury to his right foreleg.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
One foreleg was tucked under his body and the other stretched out in front.
—Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
The Raptors version features a dial in multiple shades of green, this time with three claw marks, reminiscent of the velociraptors’ forelegs.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreleg
Noun
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Researchers compared the skeletons of 85 dinosaur species and discovered a correlation among five dinosaur groups with big skulls having shorter forelimbs (the tyrannosoids, ceratosaurids, megalosaurids, abelisaurids and carcharodontosaurids).—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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Andre Rowe, a paleobiologist and a senior research associate at England’s University of Bristol, agreed that the most interesting finding of the study is how widespread the small forelimb trend was.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The American star said postgame that he was kicked in his left calf during the first half and was subbed off at halftime as a precaution.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Per The Athletic's Tom Bogert, Pochettino said Pulisic took a kick to the calf that caused some tightness, and the decision to remove him was purely precautionary.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The Knicks pulled off something as dramatic as Willis Reed’s famous entrance in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals after missing Game 6 with an injured right thigh.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Those first Area jeans featured strategic studs framing her thigh vents, while Wednesday’s were unadorned, but real ones know.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Foreleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreleg. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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