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Recent Examples of legs
This anti-chafing stick from MegaBabe is my go-to to prevent soreness in the inner thigh area, where legs tend to rub together.
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Terri Peters, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
There, Stacey Wondra, along with the two roommates, taped his hands, legs and mouth, and put him in a duffel bag.
—Alex Brizee
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
And straddling it were the Mexicans and the gringos, like two children, eyes shut, their backs to each other, while the Apaches scuttled back and forth between their legs, not sure where to go with strangers bubbling up everywhere, filling their lands.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Their legs dangle or hang down during flight.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Misiewicz, 37, lost both his legs when he was injured by an IED in 2011 while deployed to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps, and Roybal, 27, was born without femurs in his legs.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But between matches, before kickoff or after the final whistle, even the most hardcore supporters need a place to relax, stretch their legs and experience something beyond the stadium gates.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Further south, a veterinarian at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 came across a pet turtle named Pedro that had lost its back legs after escaping from its enclosure.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
From there, slowly work the legs upward, moving them one at a time to create space around them.
—Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Terri Peters, Parents, 6 Mar. 2026
There, Stacey Wondra, along with the two roommates, taped his hands, legs and mouth, and put him in a duffel bag.
—Alex Brizee
march 5, Idaho Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026
And straddling it were the Mexicans and the gringos, like two children, eyes shut, their backs to each other, while the Apaches scuttled back and forth between their legs, not sure where to go with strangers bubbling up everywhere, filling their lands.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
Their legs dangle or hang down during flight.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
Misiewicz, 37, lost both his legs when he was injured by an IED in 2011 while deployed to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps, and Roybal, 27, was born without femurs in his legs.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
But between matches, before kickoff or after the final whistle, even the most hardcore supporters need a place to relax, stretch their legs and experience something beyond the stadium gates.
—Taylor Haught, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
Further south, a veterinarian at the LSU School of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 came across a pet turtle named Pedro that had lost its back legs after escaping from its enclosure.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 5 Mar. 2026
From there, slowly work the legs upward, moving them one at a time to create space around them.
—Outside, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legs
Noun
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Trump, meanwhile, has struck a decidedly defiant tone — offering few of the reassurances or rationalizations that past presidents have offered in the initial stages of war, and sounding more unbothered than embattled.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Last summer Freeman and his partners decided to take these experiments by the Ground Zero house band on the road, sharing stages with the San Francisco Symphony, the Nashville Symphony and at the famed Ravinia Festival with the Chicago Symphony.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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After ten minutes in the water, Coach is out there bobbing along on his back with cramps in both of his calves.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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The farm was previously owned by her grandparents, who Dowle said owned several agriculture businesses through the years, from a fruit stand to a cattle dairy to pigs, calves and chickens.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There’s been more deals falling through than falling into their laps.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The 32-year-old Arizona native underwent two days of medical evaluation this week and drove laps Thursday in a streetcar at the Ten Tenths Motor Club road course in Concord, North Carolina, before he was ruled out of competition.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the Apollo Depot Military Outlet in downtown Oceanside on Friday, Sam Esparza, 32, was stocking a display case with pins and checking inventory.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Because chaplains may be the only clergy available in combat zones or remote postings, their insignia — patches and small metal pins worn on their uniforms — function as a quick signal of religious identity.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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