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Recent Examples of legs
Following a meeting of the minds, Drew Gilbert sent a deep drive to the left-center field warning track, a fly ball that didn’t have the legs to leave the yard.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The ideal bikini should feel supportive in all the right places with high-cut bottoms that elongate the legs while still offering enough coverage to feel secure and flattering.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 May 2026
Just this week, Unitree revealed their newest model, the GD-01, which transitions from two to four legs and is able to carry a human.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
The pointed toes elongate the legs, making this pair ideal for oversized barrel jeans or slacks.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 May 2026
The report said some female bodies brought to morgues showed broken pelvises or legs, bloodied underwear and additional trauma to the abdomen or groin.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Rachel is just on her last legs.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
My own legs were of equal length.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The unsinkable Jansen is back to snap balls through his legs during punts and field-goal attempts.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
The ideal bikini should feel supportive in all the right places with high-cut bottoms that elongate the legs while still offering enough coverage to feel secure and flattering.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 14 May 2026
Just this week, Unitree revealed their newest model, the GD-01, which transitions from two to four legs and is able to carry a human.
—Eric Noll, ABC News, 14 May 2026
The pointed toes elongate the legs, making this pair ideal for oversized barrel jeans or slacks.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 May 2026
The report said some female bodies brought to morgues showed broken pelvises or legs, bloodied underwear and additional trauma to the abdomen or groin.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
Rachel is just on her last legs.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
My own legs were of equal length.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
The unsinkable Jansen is back to snap balls through his legs during punts and field-goal attempts.
—Mike Kaye
updated May 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legs
Noun
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Chicken thighs, fish with skin and egg whites all support collagen synthesis, and thigh meat tends to contain more collagen than breast meat — and is usually cheaper.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But recovery timelines rarely move in predictable stages.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Starship is meant to be fully reusable, with giant mechanical arms at the launch pads to catch the returning rocket stages.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Similarly, veal crates confine calves to a space hardly larger than their bodies.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
18 May 2026
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Larry got his first taste of the industry in high school, washing bottles and feeding calves at Miller’s Dairy for $35 a week.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 May 2026
Noun
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Busch dominated the October 2016 Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 from the pole for the third straight year, leading 150 of 200 laps for his 85th career Xfinity Series win.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Roosli adds that people who sit and use laptops right on their laps for 40 hours per week often start having aches and pains.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
20 May 2026
Noun
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In theory, the harder the pins, the tougher the test; the tougher the test, the better the tournament.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Dad had a big map in his office in the public health wing of the hospital with colored pins, which showed where all the biggest rat colonies were in each neighborhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 May 2026
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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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