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Recent Examples of thigh
While some jeans have a looser, baggier fit, others provide a snugger fit that holds in the thighs, waist, and stomach.
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Cai Cramer, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Ja Morant sat out Monday night’s game with a right thigh injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The victim was shot in the thigh and in his foot but was rushed to a hospital and survived.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
After 2 hours of roasting, generously brush turkey with maple mixture every 20 minutes for 40 to 60 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in the thigh (not touching bone) registers at least 175°F.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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Cai Cramer, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Ja Morant sat out Monday night’s game with a right thigh injury.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
The victim was shot in the thigh and in his foot but was rushed to a hospital and survived.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2024
After 2 hours of roasting, generously brush turkey with maple mixture every 20 minutes for 40 to 60 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in the thigh (not touching bone) registers at least 175°F.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
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The sassy pink-and-gray calf quickly took over the internet as the zoo shared videos of Moo Deng biting her keepers and bathing in streams of water.Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Instead, Justin Fields went 4-2 while Russell Wilson recovered from a calf injury, and Wilson has since won two straight in his return to as starter.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps even more remarkably, the second-year receiver was able to get his left shin and right foot down in the endzone, all while retaining possession of the ball.Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Areas to strike: top of somebody’s foot, the front of somebody’s shin.Dateline NBC, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Screen Door Portland's iconic chicken and waffles joint is hosting its first Thanksgiving meal this year at its NW location, with all the traditional fare available a la carte, plus roasted salmon and a pork shank braised in red wine.Kale Williams, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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Other dishes come from Federici family recipes, including milanese con osso (a classic veal shank stew), a delicate vitello tonnato and the decadent layers of artichokes and potatoes in the filet millefeuille, a classic of Roman cuisine.Ann Abel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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