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Recent Examples of legs
Miller suffered severe burns to his legs, airways and lungs, and broke four vertebrae.
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Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The teams tied both legs of the matchup, after a 0-0 game in Nashville started the series last week.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
After dribbling between his legs, Mark switched up and leaned to his right and let loose with a dagger jumper from 20 feet out.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
The menu includes king crab legs, whole lobsters, sushi, crab legs, oysters and shrimp.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Their front feet rested on their knuckles, while the hind legs bore down on the outer edge of the broad feet.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
For a quiet-luxury look Don’t let the ultra-baggy legs and shoelace waist dissuade you from going the stealth-wealth route.
—India Roby, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
It may be revered by automotive purists—and have experienced the slightest bit of a resurgence with Zoomers earlier this decade—but the manual transmission is on its last legs.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
She was hit once in her right arm, once in the chest, and three times in the legs.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
The teams tied both legs of the matchup, after a 0-0 game in Nashville started the series last week.
—Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
After dribbling between his legs, Mark switched up and leaned to his right and let loose with a dagger jumper from 20 feet out.
—Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
The menu includes king crab legs, whole lobsters, sushi, crab legs, oysters and shrimp.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Their front feet rested on their knuckles, while the hind legs bore down on the outer edge of the broad feet.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
For a quiet-luxury look Don’t let the ultra-baggy legs and shoelace waist dissuade you from going the stealth-wealth route.
—India Roby, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
It may be revered by automotive purists—and have experienced the slightest bit of a resurgence with Zoomers earlier this decade—but the manual transmission is on its last legs.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
She was hit once in her right arm, once in the chest, and three times in the legs.
—Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legs
Noun
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Cote sank another layup seconds later, giving Wareham its first lead since the early stages at 47-45.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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Tiu, a Southern California harpist who has graced stages from Seattle to Savannah, recently served as Visiting Principal Harp of the Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
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In keeping with their moral compass, Just Creamery only uses vegetable rennet, not animal rennet which must be harvested from calves’ stomachs.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Researchers on an aerial survey with the Center for Coastal Studies saw two mother whales and their calves in the middle of Cape Cod Bay.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Running routes get truncated, as those exercising must run laps within a radius of an accessible bomb shelter.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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At that point, Battalion Chief Martin Mullen, who was running the mop-up operation, had walked three laps around the perimeter of the fire.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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For the Wednesday afternoon horse races, Carole wore a longline gray houndstooth coat decorated with several pins on the lapel—a contrast to the burgundy jacket her daughter wore.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Greek Revival residence ignited endless Pinterest pins following our inside look at it in 2018.—
Kelly Allen,
Architectural Digest,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Legs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legs. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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