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Recent Examples of legs
Michkov’s lack of goals, exacerbated, of course, but his lack of legs and lungs was starting to wear on him mentally.
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Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One man stays on top of McGaff’s torso, the other appears to sit on his legs.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Parents often opt to undergo fetal surgery in an effort to prevent further nerve damage in the unborn child’s legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Bednar didn’t think his club had its best legs Tuesday night against the Lightning, a great team riding a five-game win streak, and the Avs still outshot them 33-24.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Plus, the high waistline and silhouette elongate your legs.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Three minutes into stoppage time, Nicolás Fernández Mercau capitalized on the tired legs.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The frock’s thigh-high slit, meanwhile, revealed a bit of Williams’ legs.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
The closest copy of SpaceX's technology is Landscape's ZQ-3, which combines the stainless steel construction of Starship with the multi-cluster engines, aerodynamic control flaps, and landing legs of the Falcon 9.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
One man stays on top of McGaff’s torso, the other appears to sit on his legs.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Parents often opt to undergo fetal surgery in an effort to prevent further nerve damage in the unborn child’s legs.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Bednar didn’t think his club had its best legs Tuesday night against the Lightning, a great team riding a five-game win streak, and the Avs still outshot them 33-24.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2025
Plus, the high waistline and silhouette elongate your legs.
—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Three minutes into stoppage time, Nicolás Fernández Mercau capitalized on the tired legs.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
The frock’s thigh-high slit, meanwhile, revealed a bit of Williams’ legs.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
The closest copy of SpaceX's technology is Landscape's ZQ-3, which combines the stainless steel construction of Starship with the multi-cluster engines, aerodynamic control flaps, and landing legs of the Falcon 9.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legs
Noun
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Many ways to play, but too few modes Like Tetris Effect, the core mode of Arise is called Journey, which features 35 stages dispersed among nine worlds.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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Goforth is hoping to be open by the spring of 2026, with remodeling plans for the tasting room in the very beginning stages.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The hidden role of your calves The calf muscles — primarily the gastrocnemius and soleus — are essential for ankle mobility.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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During her time in Cincinnati, Zuri gave birth to calves in 2017 and 2020.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Larson, 33, completed the feat earning the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series title during the final laps of Sunday’s race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Close and Teyana Taylor get closest to the assignment, but Paulson is doing laps around all of them.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The wearable keepsake will be distributed like JetBlue wings pins, upon request and available to children and adults.—
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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The British royals are known to mark the occasion by sporting red poppy pins to commemorate military members who have died in wars.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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