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Recent Examples of thigh
Lift your right leg and rest your right ankle on the top of your left thigh.
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The Belgian limped out of Napoli’s pre-season game with Olympiakos with a thigh injury.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
First baseman Miguel Vargas attempted to receive the throw, but his glove hand bent awkwardly during a collision with Judge’s left thigh.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In one shot, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel sits seductively in front of a pool, thigh-high boots on full display.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 31 Aug. 2025
The Belgian limped out of Napoli’s pre-season game with Olympiakos with a thigh injury.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
First baseman Miguel Vargas attempted to receive the throw, but his glove hand bent awkwardly during a collision with Judge’s left thigh.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
In one shot, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel sits seductively in front of a pool, thigh-high boots on full display.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
Noun
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Injury report Right fielder Kyle Tucker sat out his third straight game with left calf tightness.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, who missed half of the 2024 season with what the team initially reported was a calf issue, landed on Thursday’s injury report with a calf issue.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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Technically, the shin is a bone called the tibia, which extends from below your knee to the ankle.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
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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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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