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Recent Examples of shin
Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Over-the-knee boots are a warm solution for winter — the high silhouette covers the shins and knees, offering more coverage to keep cold temps at bay.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Jump your feet forward so your knees are below your hips, shins off the floor.
—Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
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Noun
But this is also a team and a fan base that has been repeatedly kicked in the shins.
—Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Over-the-knee boots are a warm solution for winter — the high silhouette covers the shins and knees, offering more coverage to keep cold temps at bay.
—Nicol Natale, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
This length is most often used by mountaineers due to the use of taller boots that can rub against your calves and shins more dramatically.
—Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Jump your feet forward so your knees are below your hips, shins off the floor.
—Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shin
Noun
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Meanwhile, guard Tyler Herro, who missed a game with a right thigh contusion, will be available Monday.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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And cook up your chicken thighs in Hexclad's 10-inch hybrid frying pan.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Eyes dart, brows furrow, and Holliday lets slip a slight grin, before skinning that smoke wagon and firing one shot into Ringo’s forehead.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The L'Oreal Paris Revitalift Eye Cream tackles wrinkles, reduces dark circles, and even firms skin thanks to its skin-friendly formula that contains both pro-retinol and centella asiatica.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Tucker is 6 feet tall, the average height of newborn calves after birth.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The addition of Disney’s new calf was made in conjunction with the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and its Species Survival Plan.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fanning out like urban guerrillas through Paris’ darkened streets well after midnight, the anti-waste activists shinny up walls and drain pipes, reaching for switches to turn off the lights. Click.—
The Christian Science Monitor,
The Christian Science Monitor,
3 Aug. 2022
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The slippery custom began a half-century ago merely as a means to dissuade drunken daredevils from attempting to shinny up the poles in order to mingle with paying guests.—
DOUG MACCASH | Staff writer,
NOLA.com,
25 Jan. 2021
Noun
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Not sure what a world-class shank is, but Damron rolled with it and produced one of the more memorable lines.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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While in custody, Reyes also tried to kill his cellmate with a shank, Burke said.—
Michael Loria,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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