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Recent Examples of toes
To simplify locomotion control, Asimov uses passive articulated toes rather than powered toe actuators.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
And, yes, toes assuredly have been an issue this season, with Bam Adebayo missing six games in November with a toe sprain and Tyler Herro missing 12 games in December and January with a toe contusion.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
While sharply pointed toes have been on trend recently, a shift toward square-toe or square-tip designs appears to be on the horizon.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
And, yes, toes assuredly have been an issue this season, with Bam Adebayo missing six games in November with a toe sprain and Tyler Herro missing 12 games in December and January with a toe contusion.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
While sharply pointed toes have been on trend recently, a shift toward square-toe or square-tip designs appears to be on the horizon.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toes
Noun
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For Ginsberg, ever-attuned to the rhythmic physicality of verse, the central atom of poetry wasn’t the line or the foot, but rather the breath, emphasizing that his were longer than his free verse hero Whitman because the good, grey poet probably had smaller lungs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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But one of the most consequential occurred when Black Americans decided to vote with their feet.—
Theodore R. Johnson,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Their bellies tend to be whiter than the other species.—
Ken Perrotte,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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While Formula 1 can fly its grid around the world in the bellies of air transporters, the outsized, awkward dimensions of a foiling catamaran hull make aviation a non-starter.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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“Toes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toes. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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