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Recent Examples of leg
Those who did touch reported sleeping back to back (19.6%), having some contact, like touching an arm or leg (23.1%), spooning (13.3%), intertwining (4.2%) and sleeping face to face (3.5%).
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
But Ballerina stands on its own legs, no pun intended, and at least by one metric, could be the best film in the whole series.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The cover touched the ground on all sides of the furniture to prevent rain and snow from affecting the legs.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
Some shook their legs nervously, others gave death glares to folks with the misfortune of sitting on creaky chairs.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 8 June 2025
But Ballerina stands on its own legs, no pun intended, and at least by one metric, could be the best film in the whole series.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
The cover touched the ground on all sides of the furniture to prevent rain and snow from affecting the legs.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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To progress this exercise, place your hands on your thighs.—
Aubrey Bailey,
Verywell Health,
11 June 2025
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Pass the ends of the wire under the thighs and cross over the leg joints; twist to secure.—
Peter Barrett,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Shohei Ohtani is there as well, in the late stages of Tommy John surgery rehab that could be completed just after the All Star break.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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The band went on stage at 3:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, just after Janis Joplin and just before The Who.—
Mark Osborne,
ABC News,
9 June 2025
Noun
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The former Maryland Terrapin has been out with a calf injury, leaving Sabally to lead the way, with the German Olympian showing off her stat-sheet-stuffing skills in her absence.—
Devin Robertson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Compression refers to wrapping an elastic bandage to compress and reduce swelling in a dedicated area, like the ankle or calf.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
Noun
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Gilbert came back to win the 3,200, sitting on Glastonbury’s Lauren Parrett, then pulling away in the last lap to win in 10:48.36.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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No Ceilings, his ’09 Grammys victory lap, opens with an unrelenting 4-minute remix of the HBCU classic.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
6 June 2025
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Then, on the day of Trump’s inauguration, while Spencer was explaining the significance of his Pepe the Frog lapel pin to a film crew, a masked man came up and clocked him.—
Deborah Baker
June 3,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2025
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Markers, push pins, magnets, and a dry eraser are included as well.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 June 2025
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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