Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for callused
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Green is slightly stronger for cleaning lightly caked grime, while yellow is strong enough to strip off paint.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026 -
The interior gauges, caked in 50 years of dust, are beautiful, with a peculiar toggle switch in the center of the dashboard that looks like it was taken from an RAF Spitfire fighter plane.—
Jesus R. Garcia,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2026
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Lopez kept the high-octane showgirl glamour going with a pair of towering cream leather thigh-high boots, which were also encrusted in a crystal diamante pattern.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
12 Apr. 2026
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Pictures show the iron cannon heavily encrusted with dirt and corrosion after being unearthed at the site.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The outer layer hardened and became impermeable.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Once that outer mold has hardened, the wax or polymer is melted out from the inside, leaving an empty shell in which molten metal is poured and set into the precisely detailed final product.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
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Less than a month ago, Kraken reportedly froze its IPO plans amid a crypto winter that pushed the price of bitcoin to 40% below its October record.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2026
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Rogers recovered quickly, and got Masataka Yoshida to fly out and froze Monasterio with a sinker on the inside edge of the zone.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
15 Apr. 2026
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June stiffened, a pillar of ice.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Officials this year have increased restrictions on flying drones and stiffened the penalties for their unauthorized use—including jail time.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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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
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The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Much of that growth has been concreted at the very top.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Financial commitments from the state and the team would need to be solidified before the proposal is viable.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
16 Apr. 2026
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Sutter and other north state counties have been caught in the crosshairs of redistricting efforts solidified through the passage of Proposition 50.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Callused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callused. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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