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Recent Examples of shin
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
After a shin-busting day on the slopes, reward yourself with a tri tip steak sandwich, or an order of Baja fish tacos.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
With the winter sun shinning brightly and a chilly breeze ruffling aquamarine Mediterranean waters just beyond the camp’s edge, the family soon got down to sharing a meal — traditional bread with lentils and ruby red tomatoes.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
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Noun
The shin-length parkas come out of summer hiding, and the insulated boots saddle up for another season of icy slush.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
After a shin-busting day on the slopes, reward yourself with a tri tip steak sandwich, or an order of Baja fish tacos.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
The levante is the easterly blow favored by windsurfers that causes heavy swells, casts apocalyptic clouds, and gives shins an unwanted microdermabrasion.
—Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 May 2024
With the winter sun shinning brightly and a chilly breeze ruffling aquamarine Mediterranean waters just beyond the camp’s edge, the family soon got down to sharing a meal — traditional bread with lentils and ruby red tomatoes.
—Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shin
Noun
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Bend your right knee to a 90-degree angle with your right thigh parallel to the floor.—
Danielle Zickl,
Health,
12 Jan. 2026
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The man, who was not named in the report, was shot in the left thigh, and the bullet broke his femur, police said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Nov. 2025
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All of them knew how to skin a deer.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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However, Chuba Hubbard’s calf injury in the second quarter of the season opened things up for Dowdle to emerge.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Jan. 2026
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Lakers starters Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura remain sidelined by injury, but Hachimura (calf) might return early next week from his six-game absence, coach JJ Redick said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
Noun
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The fork-tender caveman-size shank is blanketed in sautéed endive and a bright lemon-egg-dill sauce.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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Those looking to push place and weight across technical terrain should invest in a good pair of hiking boots with a stiff, supportive shank.—
Ian Graber-Stiehl,
Outside,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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