thigh

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Recent Examples of thigh Symptoms include fever, fatigue and muscle aches — especially in the thighs, hips, back and shoulders — coughing and shortness of breath. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025 Chicken thighs are a great vessel for the mix of chic peas and tomatoes, served alongside white rice. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2025 Food sources of CoQ10 include chicken thighs, herring, and trout.5 Consult with your healthcare provider before starting CoQ10 to figure out your proper dosage. 7. Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 7 Mar. 2025 Gunfire at Miami-area bar kills security guard, injures officer and six others, police say One of the officers was struck in the upper thigh and applied a tourniquet on himself, Lopez told reporters Saturday outside the crime scene. Charles Rabin and, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for thigh
Recent Examples of Synonyms for thigh
Noun
  • Last season, Senga dealt with shoulder, triceps and calf injuries.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Supplements with silver, for example, can cause a difficult-to-treat condition called argyria that turns the skin bluish-gray, while the antibiotic minocycline can cause the same discoloration on the arm, face, and shins.
    Angela Haupt, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
  • His socks are only vaguely acquainted with his shins.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Thigh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thigh. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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