thigh

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Recent Examples of thigh There’s still quite a bit of numbness in my foot and my thigh as well. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025 The frock featured a soft, angular neckline along with a thigh-high slit and large bow. Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025 Will Benson, the second batter in the second inning, turned on a thigh-high four-seam fastball over the inner third of the plate and drilled it 409 feet to right field. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025 Cali whispered into the phone for an hour, until Vic reached over Andy’s head and squeezed her thigh. Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • He was thrown out on a laser by right fielder Cody Bellinger attempting to score the tying run in the sixth inning of Saturday's game, banging his knee hard on catcher Austin Wells' shin guard while sliding into the plate.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Bichette sits out Sunday Bo Bichette slid hard into home plate in Saturday’s sixth inning, cutting his left shin on catcher Austin Wells’ shin pad.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • After a couple shanks, Sanchez launches one on line.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
  • 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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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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