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Recent Examples of calf
In fact, domestic dogs often attack, injure, and sometimes kill livestock, especially sheep and calves.
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Jim Martin, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
Just be prepared with those steep hills for a healthy, but happy workout for your thighs and calves.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Haliburton played through a calf strain in the same leg during the NBA Finals for an opportunity to win a championship.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Oshkosh, Wisc., native’s playoff magic seemed improbable and almost destined for an NBA title after the Pacers forced a Game 7 despite Haliburton injuring his right calf in Game 5.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Jim Martin, Denver Post, 27 June 2025
Just be prepared with those steep hills for a healthy, but happy workout for your thighs and calves.
—John Oseid, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Haliburton played through a calf strain in the same leg during the NBA Finals for an opportunity to win a championship.
—Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
The Oshkosh, Wisc., native’s playoff magic seemed improbable and almost destined for an NBA title after the Pacers forced a Game 7 despite Haliburton injuring his right calf in Game 5.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
Noun
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With two bullets in the thighs, and another bullet in his arm, one young man was screaming in pain.—
Anas Baba,
NPR,
6 July 2025
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The bullet hit that victim in her left thigh, the bullet exiting then lodging in her right thigh.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
Noun
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When Ohtani came up to bat the following half-inning, he was greeted with a 94 mph sinker in on his shins from Padres starter Randy Vásquez that Ohtani backed out of the way of.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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My hips were achy, my shins felt sore, and my feet just generally felt like they’d been beaten up.—
Kristine Thomason,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Harvest corn by pulling the ear downward and twisting to break the shank below without breaking the parent stalk.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 June 2025
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Video of the shank circulated across social media, garnering hundreds of thousands of views in mere hours.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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