thigh

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Recent Examples of thigh Paul Mescal is another heartthrob who loves showing off some thigh. Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 July 2025 Place your left hand on your outer right knee or thigh and rest your right arm either on the chair arm or chair back. Patrick Franco, Outside Online, 27 July 2025 Newcastle insist the striker has a minor thigh problem that a long-haul flight would not have helped. George Caulkin, New York Times, 30 July 2025 At your groin, just above the crease where the thigh meets the abdomen. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 30 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for thigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
Noun
  • 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
  • The students have had several practice sessions learning how to work with the calves.
    Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 2 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The Cubs might have to move on Wednesday without left fielder Ian Happ, who fouled a pitch off his left shin in the eighth inning, became lightheaded and was forced to leave the game.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025
  • The second photo showed Vergara's right leg, which showed a bandage taped on the side of her knee and a brace wrapped around her shin.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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