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Recent Examples of shin
Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Work paused frequently as workers uncovered thousands of fossils, including a 2-foot bison horn and camel shin bone, dating back to the Ice Age.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025
But fewer than a dozen have been recorded making the trek on a prone paddle, where racers lay flat or balanced on their knees and shins using their arms and hands to paddle.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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Noun
For contusions, wear your shin guards.
—Nicole Bennett, AJC.com, 22 May 2026
Work paused frequently as workers uncovered thousands of fossils, including a 2-foot bison horn and camel shin bone, dating back to the Ice Age.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
During every chemotherapy cycle, 30 minutes before the medication is administered, the wraps are placed on the patient’s forearms and shins to begin the cooling process.
—Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025
But fewer than a dozen have been recorded making the trek on a prone paddle, where racers lay flat or balanced on their knees and shins using their arms and hands to paddle.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shin
Noun
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Sunset selfies in thigh-high taffeta and heels and a parade of designer swimwear by the pool are perfectly acceptable.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The sensual styling featured sinuous lines and included a thigh-high slit.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Verb
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One after another, Travis Street Hospitality restaurants have taught Dallas that there’s more than one way to skin an andouillette.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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All of the carcasses that washed ashore had been skinned, Cole said, with some missing their front paws.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But rodeo attendees include hundreds of out-of-state cowboys and thousands of spectators, who come from across the country for calf roping, steer wrestling, bull riding, and the Pony Express, an eight-man relay race on horseback, which originated at Oklahoma rodeos in the early 1970s.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Lindsey Hodgson checking up on the new calves kept in different pens depending age.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 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 Cook County Sheriff's office said Medina was caught with a shank in jail last week.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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Those charges may also be upgraded as authorities say he was caught in jail with a six-inch shank.—
Kelsie Cairns,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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