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Recent Examples of thigh
With his next pitch, Vásquez fired it even more inside, pelting Ohtani’s right thigh with a 94 mph fastball.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
And so, next door to the photo booth where Nic and Cierra consecrated their mutual vibe, cowgirl style, Hannah climbs onto Pepe’s muscular thighs and gets a little cowgirl make-out of her own.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 18 June 2025
According to court documents, the 55-year-old allegedly crawled into the bed with Dixon and began touching his thighs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
To progress this exercise, place your hands on your thighs.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
And so, next door to the photo booth where Nic and Cierra consecrated their mutual vibe, cowgirl style, Hannah climbs onto Pepe’s muscular thighs and gets a little cowgirl make-out of her own.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 18 June 2025
According to court documents, the 55-year-old allegedly crawled into the bed with Dixon and began touching his thighs.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 17 June 2025
To progress this exercise, place your hands on your thighs.
—Aubrey Bailey, Verywell Health, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
Noun
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That was in spite of two three-week injury lay-offs due to issues with her right calf and left ankle in November and February.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
30 June 2025
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The video then shows images of the moose reunited with her calves.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Sacbee.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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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
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My hips were achy, my shins felt sore, and my feet just generally felt like they’d been beaten up.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Harvest corn by pulling the ear downward and twisting to break the shank below without breaking the parent stalk.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Video of the shank circulated across social media, garnering hundreds of thousands of views in mere hours.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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