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Recent Examples of leg
Aedes aegypti, known as the yellow fever mosquito, is a small day-biting species with white stripes on their back and legs.
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Bay City News, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Officers found the teen with a gunshot wound to the leg.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Hooked very carefully through a front leg and dropped gently into the water, they were instantly rushed by trout.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
The female can have a 4-inch leg span.
—Eva Flowe
june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
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Bay City News, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
Officers found the teen with a gunshot wound to the leg.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2026
Hooked very carefully through a front leg and dropped gently into the water, they were instantly rushed by trout.
—Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
The female can have a 4-inch leg span.
—Eva Flowe
june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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Sunset selfies in thigh-high taffeta and heels and a parade of designer swimwear by the pool are perfectly acceptable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The sensual styling featured sinuous lines and included a thigh-high slit.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Yao was discussing the next stage of AI development on-stage Friday with Tencent’s Cloud executive Dowson Tong at the company’s event in Beijing co-organized with local authorities.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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The movie is a straightforward and durable adaptation — Jolie’s electric performance won her an Oscar — but bringing the material to the stage has allowed a more fungible approach to the material, to both capture what happened to Kaysen and express what was flowing through her mind.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
Noun
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But rodeo attendees include hundreds of out-of-state cowboys and thousands of spectators, who come from across the country for calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, and the Pony Express, an eight-man relay race on horseback, which originated at Oklahoma rodeos in the early 1970s.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Lindsey Hodgson checking up on the new calves kept in different pens depending age.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Regardless, both Hilton's and Becerra's campaigns took a victory lap late on the primary night.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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And while there is no pool, locals often take a plunge in the lake to swim laps during their workday lunch break.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Noun
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But Paul Heyman would put Breakker’s foot on the rope to break the pin.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Consider these the perfect references to pin to your seasonal mood board—because is there anything cooler than model-off-duty style?—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 June 2026
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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