calluses

present tense third-person singular of callus

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Verb
  • Stop watering when the ground freezes and restart the watering routine in spring once garlic starts to sprout.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Emails included in the lawsuit between Zuckerberg and the company's tech support team date back to May 2020, in which similar account freezes from 2017 are mentioned.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Uniting Prevention and Detection Traditional cybersecurity strategies often treat prevention and detection as separate undertakings—one team hardens systems to repel threats, while another prepares to identify and respond to breaches that slip through the cracks.
    Tony Bradley, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Another approach involves injecting the material directly into the deficit, in the form of a gel that subsequently hardens into a solid.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Calluses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calluses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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