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Recent Examples of shin
Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
When Ohtani came up to bat the following half-inning, he was greeted with a 94 mph sinker in on his shins from Padres starter Randy Vásquez that Ohtani backed out of the way of.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Yasmine Salam, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2024
This length is most often used by mountaineers due to the use of taller boots that can rub against your calves and shins more dramatically.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Cotton, who lost his shins in World War II, tries to impress his warped ideas about women and domesticity on Bobby, whose receptiveness to it eventually horrifies Hank.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 7 July 2025
When Ohtani came up to bat the following half-inning, he was greeted with a 94 mph sinker in on his shins from Padres starter Randy Vásquez that Ohtani backed out of the way of.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Verb
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
This length is most often used by mountaineers due to the use of taller boots that can rub against your calves and shins more dramatically.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shin
Noun
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The roomier fit through the butt and thighs (balanced by the snug-fitting waist) remains, while the fabric has been upgraded to the brand’s new StudioFLEX material, which moves with you and feels ultra-soft and -light.—
Sara Coughlin,
SELF,
7 Aug. 2025
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Messi exited Saturday’s penalty shootout victory against Necaxa in the 11th minute with an upper right thigh injury.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Parish skins the leg quarters — frying up the exteriors for cracklins — and smokes them before a three-hour confit.—
Matthew Odam,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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Morgan’s mother, who could skin a deer in two minutes with nothing more than a golf ball and a piece of string, held the business together.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Watching thousands of calves interact with the world for the first time is a privilege, and it's made all the more special by the lack of crowds.—
Maija de Rijk-Uys
Published,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Aug. 2025
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The students have had several practice sessions learning how to work with the calves.—
Tracy Trobridge,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Aug. 2025
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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Metal detectors had been tuned to be more sensitive, and the metal shank inside the soles of many shoes, installed to provide support, often set them off.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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Going 8-over through three holes means multiple double bogeys or worse, and five shanks, where the ball rockets off the hosel, are enough to rattle any player's confidence.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 July 2025
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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