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Recent Examples of shin
Nicol Natale, People.com, 22 Jan. 2025
According to the court records, the victim suffered contusions and bruising, and required stitches in his right shin.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 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
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
According to the court records, the victim suffered contusions and bruising, and required stitches in his right shin.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 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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The Atlanta rapper, real name Kenneth Bailey, died after puncturing his thigh and losing too much blood as a result of climbing a wooden fence.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
1 Apr. 2025
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On one occasion, according to the affidavit, the coach allegedly instructed a naked Charles to sit against a wall and spread his legs, completely exposing his genitalia, at which point Thomas allegedly pressed his finger into his inner thigh and scrotum.—
Ben Brachfeld,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There are many ways to skin this particular cat, mind you.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But in our solar system, there’s more than one way to skin a planet.—
Elise Cutts,
Quanta Magazine,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Last season, Senga dealt with shoulder, triceps and calf injuries.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss an indefinite amount of time with blood clots in his right calf.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 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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Further out, the city gives way to busy markets and, further still, tin shanks and clinker board houses built on jagged volcanic rock.—
Emmet Livingstone,
The Dial,
20 Mar. 2025
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My grandmother, the heart of our kitchen, traditionally buries the shank beneath a fragrant palau rice.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Shin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shin. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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