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Recent Examples of foreleg
One foreleg was tucked under his body and the other stretched out in front.
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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
The neck girth was 28 inches, body girth behind the forelegs 47, greatest girth over the shoulders 56, and length from hind toe to tip of horns 9½ feet.
—Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
So, my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck, and forelegs.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Instead, Mira and his six colleagues stationed themselves around the hippo’s hind legs, forelegs, backside and head.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
So my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck and forelegs.
—Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
The male giraffe body, with long forelegs supporting the trunk and neck – a shape to die for.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
In captivity, where staff can determine the cause of death, well over half of male giraffes die from foreleg problems, which shortens their lifespan by 25% compared with females.
—Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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
The neck girth was 28 inches, body girth behind the forelegs 47, greatest girth over the shoulders 56, and length from hind toe to tip of horns 9½ feet.
—Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
So, my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck, and forelegs.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
Instead, Mira and his six colleagues stationed themselves around the hippo’s hind legs, forelegs, backside and head.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2024
So my team wanted to find out if males have proportionally longer necks when accounting for their overall stature, comprised of their head, neck and forelegs.
—Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
The male giraffe body, with long forelegs supporting the trunk and neck – a shape to die for.
—Douglas R. Cavener, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2024
In captivity, where staff can determine the cause of death, well over half of male giraffes die from foreleg problems, which shortens their lifespan by 25% compared with females.
—Douglas R. Cavener, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreleg
Noun
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Above the hour-marker at 6 o’clock, there’s an appliqué representing two claws, nodding to the T-rex’s forelimbs.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Bats have five finger-like digits on their forelimbs, with the first and shortest digit acting like a thumb.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Tyrese Haliburton — playing through a strained calf — scored 14 points in 22 minutes, 52 seconds for the Pacers, who started slowly and then turned things into a blowout.—
Tim Reynolds,
Mercury News,
20 June 2025
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Despite star point guard Tyrese Haliburton’s playing with a calf injury, the Indiana Pacers staved off elimination Thursday to win Game 6 of the NBA Finals, 108-91, and push the best-of-seven series against Oklahoma City to its limit.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2025
Noun
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The model, 55, also showed off her toned legs with the look, as the lace dress stopped at her mid thigh.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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Reed injured his thigh in the first quarter of Game 5.—
The Athletic NBA Staff,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Foreleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreleg. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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