callused

verb

past tense of callus
as in caked

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  1. caked
  2. encrusted
  3. hardened
  4. froze
  5. stiffened
  6. congealed
  7. concreted
  8. solidified
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  • When the rescue team found the cat, its eyes were caked with dust and debris, and after extraction, the feline received hydration and medical care.
    — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Definition of caked
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  • There were also issues with wastewater disposal, damaged floors, and pots and pans encrusted with food debris and grease deposits.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Worth $324,000, it’s encrusted with over 100 stones, according to People.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 16 July 2026
Definition of encrusted
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  • Folks like my grandparents were reflective of that era, necessarily hardened, with no idea how to be soft.
    — John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • The cancellation of the MOU was a campaign promise of Anutin’s government, capitalizing on a nationalist mood hardened by the clashes over land borders.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of hardened
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  • Kalshi then froze the account, retaining almost all of the profits.
    — Dan Mangan,Davis Giangiulio,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Kalshi froze about $90,000 of Perez's profits and he has been banned from betting on the site, one of the sources not authorized to speak publicly said.
    — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of froze
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  • Dogs that have stiffened up with age get an advanced joint-support chew with glucosamine, MSM, and collagen.
    — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Graham's aorta, at 71, tore, a dissection along a wall stiffened by decades of what the medical examiner called arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
Definition of stiffened
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  • Since then, speculation has congealed into reality.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.
    — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Definition of congealed
Verb
  • Much of that growth has been concreted at the very top.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of concreted
Verb
  • That’s like the icing on the cake, the cherry on top and that would solidified our legacy forever.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 17 July 2026
  • Atlanta solidified its reputation as the nation’s Black cultural capital, home to thriving historically Black colleges and universities, Fortune 500 companies, influential churches, artists, filmmakers, and political leaders.
    — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of solidified
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“Callused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callused. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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