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Recent Examples of shin
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The man, whom the magazine did not identify citing privacy concerns, cut his shin on a bait fish trap on a pier in an inlet that leads to the bay.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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
That might have ended in the sixth inning on Friday night when Rushing fouled a ball off his right shin, dropped to the ground in obvious pain and had to be helped from the field.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The man, whom the magazine did not identify citing privacy concerns, cut his shin on a bait fish trap on a pier in an inlet that leads to the bay.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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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Anderson, a senior, was initially motionless and face down after his head appeared to hit Raridon around the thigh following a 25-yard throw down the right hash marks.—
Lauren Merola,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The call stood and the Giants maintained their 1-0 lead, but Smith’s night was over due to a right thigh injury.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Two Cornell students hunted and skinned a 120-pound bear inside a residence hall kitchen over the weekend, university personnel said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Candice and Glenn sent Parker and Madison to wash off their swamp smell, then did the dirty work of prepping and skinning the frogs.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Just a few months after Moo Deng's birth, a female pygmy calf named Haggis claimed social media fame.—
Sarah Scanlan,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Tucker, who hurt his calf, also expects to be back before the end of the regular season.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 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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After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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In Swift’s case, her large rock is bezel set on a split-shank gold band.—
Shelby Wax,
Vogue,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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