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Recent Examples of leg
Veteran point guard Shey Peddy was ruled out with a lower left leg injury, and rookie point guard Harmoni Turner was a late scratch due to illness, which forced Meziane to rework his lineups last minute.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Bolling was wounded in the jaw, chest and leg.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The second legs are next Thursday and the final is in Istanbul on May 20.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The clubs’ respective styles lent themselves to that sort of scrap, and the first leg in Madrid yesterday yielded a 1-1 draw and a tale of three penalty decisions — none of which leaves us any closer to knowing how their tie will end.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
Bolling was wounded in the jaw, chest and leg.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
The second legs are next Thursday and the final is in Istanbul on May 20.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
The clubs’ respective styles lent themselves to that sort of scrap, and the first leg in Madrid yesterday yielded a 1-1 draw and a tale of three penalty decisions — none of which leaves us any closer to knowing how their tie will end.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leg
Noun
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Katie Atkinson, who played in the Stars’ previous two matches, was inactive with a thigh injury.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Mack was shot in the abdomen, pelvis and thigh, and Shaw drove her to University Health, where Mack was taken to an operating room in critical condition, according to the affidavit.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Maybe the stage in which lucid dreams occur doesn’t involve as many creative leaps.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
1 May 2026
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The sole non-performer to take the stage for an award was ASCAP’s Elizabeth Matthews, being honored as Executive of the Year, after an introduction from Kim Petras.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Giancarlo Stanton was pulled from the Yankees’ game against the Astros on Friday, departing in the sixth inning with right calf tightness.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Aaron Gordon didn’t play due to a calf injury, which gives a semi-reasonable excuse for Denver’s 113-96 loss.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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DeSantis took a victory lap immediately after the ruling, telling lawmakers that the decision was justification enough for the state to pass his new congressional maps this week.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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There’s a second elevated pool off the terrace, which leans more lounge than lap.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
29 Apr. 2026
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Facing an awkward bunker shot from 35 yards to a back pin where a miss long is death, Matt proceeded to knock it to 14 inches.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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With so many angels hanging around, the head of a pin problem is small potatoes given the current state of the world.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Leg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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