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Recent Examples of calve
Ice plains can prompt fast retreat because as the glacier thins, the ice starts to rise up and water pushes underneath into its crevasses, exerting pressure and causing large slabs to break off — in a process called calving.
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
After losing a calf to a black vulture a decade ago, Tom Karr, who raises cattle near Pomeroy, Ohio, tried to move his fall calving season later in the year in hopes the vultures would be gone by then.
—Joshua A. Bickel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
After losing contact with Prow Knob, the ice is less stable and more prone to calving, the space agency noted.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Of the nearly 90 million, there were 37.2 million cows and heifers that calved, or gave birth, so far this year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
After losing a calf to a black vulture a decade ago, Tom Karr, who raises cattle near Pomeroy, Ohio, tried to move his fall calving season later in the year in hopes the vultures would be gone by then.
—Joshua A. Bickel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
After losing contact with Prow Knob, the ice is less stable and more prone to calving, the space agency noted.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Of the nearly 90 million, there were 37.2 million cows and heifers that calved, or gave birth, so far this year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The Gallant Fox — named for the 1930 winner and the only Triple Crown champion to sire another Triple Crown champion — is Peake’s recommendation.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Dec. 2025
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Yes, athletics beget injuries, no matter the age or level.—
Grace Perry,
Outside,
1 Jan. 2026
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Yet Sorry, Baby doesn’t elide Agnes’s trauma, either; it is punctuated with moments—from Agnes answering a jury duty summons to a third-act revelation that begets a panic attack—to indicate, in no uncertain terms, that she’s been affected on a cellular level.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
29 Dec. 2025
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Roky, a 6-year-old terrier mix who’s the recycling and handyman pup.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Like so many dogs, Tuzi deals with itchy skin, and Shields swears by Prospect Pet’s Skin & Coat Health Booster to give her pup some relief.—
Madison Yauger,
PEOPLE,
9 Dec. 2025
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Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The alpha male was a foster, and his mate whelped — or gave birth — during the same week, making the pack an ideal candidate to receive pups.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
29 July 2024
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Solar built into the body When deployed across multiple exterior surfaces, the system can generate meaningful power.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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There’s an adults-only section and a large, warm pool that kids love.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
12 Dec. 2025
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Literally toxic lesbians — kidding.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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This is only slightly challenged by a flame kindled between Mindy and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) earlier on in the show.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Dec. 2025
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Aspen is her mother Alika’s first calf, and is the third calf fathered by a giraffe named Aiden, the zoo said.—
Kendrick Calfee
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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Clapton fathered his first child, Ruth, with Yvonne Kelly in 1985.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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