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Recent Examples of calf
Still, LeMahieu entered spring training as a third base candidate before the calf injury.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
All of his Premier League appearances for the club had been as a starter until a landmark 250th outing on his return from a calf issue as a substitute in a 1-1 home draw against Southampton in November.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 16 May 2025
It’s carefully crafted with Coach’s mixed blend of refined calf leather and signature canvas, which yields a soft yet pebbled texture.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
The responding officer found that Sweet had gunshot wounds to the back of his left calf and to the left side of his torso.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 18 May 2025
All of his Premier League appearances for the club had been as a starter until a landmark 250th outing on his return from a calf issue as a substitute in a 1-1 home draw against Southampton in November.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 16 May 2025
It’s carefully crafted with Coach’s mixed blend of refined calf leather and signature canvas, which yields a soft yet pebbled texture.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 15 May 2025
The responding officer found that Sweet had gunshot wounds to the back of his left calf and to the left side of his torso.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
Noun
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In the video circulated by TMZ, Lovato wore a strapless bridal gown with a dramatic thigh slit while the groom was decked out in a black tuxedo.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
25 May 2025
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Female mummies have been found to have markings on their thighs, abdomen and breasts.—
Serena Billett,
Charlotte Observer,
20 May 2025
Noun
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With a stream up to his shins, Glover poked a shot back into the fairway and eventually made bogey.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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In the photo, Ventura is wearing a shorter dress, and a bruise could be seen on her right shin.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
14 May 2025
Noun
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There’s the Levi’s x Sacai denim jacket featuring the same custom sunspot gold shanks based on vintage Levi’s hardware, the Levi x Sacai Denimx Matelasse twill reversible blouson, and two variations of the Reversible Blouson, available in indigo x black or blue x khaki nylon exteriors.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
19 May 2025
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To make birria without a stovetop, lamb shanks are cured in salt and pepper for 24 hours, seared on induction burners, braised overnight in the oven with guajillo chiles, tomato, vinegar and spices, kept warm in a sous-vide machine, then crisped in the oven before service.—
Priya Krishna,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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