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Recent Examples of calf
Both have calf muscle injuries—Neymar on his right Pulisic on his left—that are hindering their abilities to play in 2026 FIFA World Cup matches.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
After injuring his calf in the World Cup opener and hardly practicing all week, the United States will not have its superstar on the pitch against Australia.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
So while Pulisic, who is nursing a calf injury, was missed, he wasn’t needed.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The star shortstop has been out since late April with a left calf strain, and begins a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Binghamton.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
After injuring his calf in the World Cup opener and hardly practicing all week, the United States will not have its superstar on the pitch against Australia.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
So while Pulisic, who is nursing a calf injury, was missed, he wasn’t needed.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
The star shortstop has been out since late April with a left calf strain, and begins a minor league rehab assignment Friday with Double-A Binghamton.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
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Social worker Caroline Fonjock, 45, first noticed a lesion at the top of her inner thigh in April 2021, but dismissed it as a boil, nothing more, according to a report from Cambridge University Hospitals.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Reed had torn a thigh muscle in Game 5, forcing him to sit out Game 6.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
18 June 2026
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Cubs manager Craig Counsell was ejected in the top of the sixth by home plate umpire Louis Krupa after arguing Moises Ballesteros' double-play grounder appeared to hit off his shin guard and should have been ruled a foul ball.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The posh staple offers the comfort of denim with a shin-skimming design that feels way breezier for warm weather.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
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Mordecai If your dad loves baseball, take him to the bistro across from Wrigley Field for beef Wellington ($55), a lamb shank ($45) and an Old-Fashioned ($18).—
Samantha Nelson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Leatherman packages in wood saw and file T-shank modules with the Captain's Crunch.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2026
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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