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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.
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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.
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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.
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Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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.
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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).
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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.
Noun
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The Mets’ shortstop, playing in only his third game back since returning from a calf strain, hit a game-tying, two-run triple off Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Alan Rangel in the sixth inning, breathing new life into the beleaguered team.
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Also seen on the runway was the unisex Ugg x Willy Chavarria Guard Boot was styled with layered silk boxers and an oversized bomber jacket and the Ugg x Willy Chavarria Hotel Slipper with both models sporting that same layered look on top, mesh or long shorts on bottom, and tall white calf socks.
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.
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“Foreleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreleg. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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