as in to walk
to go on foot
the car was in the shop so we had to leg it to work for a couple of days
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as in legitimate
permitted by law
the barbershop, which appears to be a legit operation, is actually a front for a local mobster
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Recent Examples of leg (it)
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
So, Marvin’s reaction is legit.
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Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 June 2026
And, as always, be sure to like and subscribe — Hughes is legit.
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Thomas Ricker,
The Verge,
9 June 2026
Forbes lists are largely a status symbol for the 1%, but as the business publication has expanded its purview — and as the music business has grown legit billionaires — its lists and criteria have grown.
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Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Adjective
That signing eventually turned a franchise used to disarray to one with legit postseason hopes.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
So, Marvin’s reaction is legit.
—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 June 2026
And, as always, be sure to like and subscribe — Hughes is legit.
—
Thomas Ricker,
The Verge,
9 June 2026
Forbes lists are largely a status symbol for the 1%, but as the business publication has expanded its purview — and as the music business has grown legit billionaires — its lists and criteria have grown.
—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg (it)
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Johnson allowed one walk with career highs of eight strikeouts and six innings, while throwing 90 pitches.
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Manny Machado hit a first pitch, walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 10th inning, sending the Padres to a 7-6 win and the Braves to their ninth loss in the last 12 games.
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San Antonio has legitimate shooting at the center position thanks to Victor Wembanyama, which could allow Quaintance could survive as the lone non-shooter on the floor.
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Who benefits and who pays for AI progress is a legitimate debate.
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Investors may want to tread lightly, certain cracks are starting to emerge.
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The paper treads similar ground as previous research, which has noted large language models’ ability to search genomes for genes that have been sequenced after a patient was first seen in a hospital.
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Those also include new regulations on mail-in voting that are likewise facing legal challenges.
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Nejat received legal support from the Association of Flight Attendants, which has been trying to organize Delta’s 28,000 flight attendants for decades.
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“Leg (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg%20%28it%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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