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Recent Examples of calf
Wider bands around thighs and calves distributed pressure evenly and reduced hotspots.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The mid style is a slouchy, slip-on boot that rises to the mid-calf, while the high version stretches up to the mid-thigh—both also bearing the signature Telfar logo.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
In a press release obtained by NBC San Diego, reps from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance explained that the new calf was able to be born outside in its enclosure due to the warm time of year.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 219-pound McMillan did, however, miss one practice this week with a calf injury.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
The mid style is a slouchy, slip-on boot that rises to the mid-calf, while the high version stretches up to the mid-thigh—both also bearing the signature Telfar logo.
—Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
In a press release obtained by NBC San Diego, reps from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance explained that the new calf was able to be born outside in its enclosure due to the warm time of year.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 219-pound McMillan did, however, miss one practice this week with a calf injury.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
Noun
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Her return to the brand in Paris follows a summer defined by similarly bold footwear moments, including rhinestone Stuart Weitzman thigh-highs at WeHo Pride and Gianvito Rossi’s fitted suede boots at Tribeca.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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This easy chicken thigh recipe covers the bases for the main dish and the fruit.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When that happens, the quads start tugging on your patellar tendon, a band of tissue that joins the kneecap with the shin bone, causing pain there, Ginader explains.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
28 Sep. 2025
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Omot, a Mankato native, missed summer workouts to have surgery for a stress fracture in his shin.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lamb shanks are braised in Malbec till they can be shredded and made into croquettes with provoleta cheese and a yogurt mint sauce.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Normally, a carbon fiber shank is used on the nearly 30-year-old basketball sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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