CALVE Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

calve

verb

Definition of calve

as in to sire

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Recent Examples of calve The Mexican cowboys became adept at everything from calving to branding to overseeing the kind of long-distance cattle drives that later became a staple of the western. — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026 The next day is spent at Hubbard Glacier, where guests are likely to see electric blue glaciers calving. — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2026 Hektoria continues to calve giant icebergs into the sea, according to the paper. — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025 At the time of the latest image, two large fragments that calved from A-23a—Iceberg A-23g and Iceberg A-23i—were reported to span 324 square kilometers (125 square miles) and 344 square kilometers (133 square miles), respectively, NASA said. — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for calve

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Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Qatar’s founding emir, sired 56 children.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
Breeders could now use genetically valuable Holstein bulls more widely, and through artificial insemination, a single bull could sire more than 50,000 daughters.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of sire

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But this concentration of top-level talent in the league’s biggest markets has beget another apparent crisis for baseball.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Big midterm wins can beget big healthcare wins The classic pattern in American elections is that more voters go to the polls during presidential campaigns than during the midterm elections when only House and Senate seats are on the ballot.

— Dylan Scott, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of beget

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This pup not only got $5,000 richer with the prize, but also won a trip to New York for a live appearance on NBC's Today Show in mid August.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey centers around an Australian blue heeler pup and her family -- mom Chilli, dad bandit and little sister Bingo.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pup

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The population of coyotes doubles in Cook County during mating and whelping season, research shows.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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

Definition of whelp

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The county hopes to generate tourism and diving revenue from the ship turned reef.

— Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The agreement with Kyoto Fusioneering will expand existing work on next-generation gyrotrons — devices that generate high-power microwaves used to heat the plasma.

— Ian King, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of generate

Verb

Their golden era kindled a spark in me and in an entire generation.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Kiros' primary win was part of a wave of leftwing insurgent victories in the spring and summer that kindled the Democratic Party's fight over the direction of the party.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of kindle

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The civil rights leader claimed Chavez fathered two of her children, who were raised by others after Huerta hid both pregnancies.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Within this supreme divine presence, each child, and every parent, as the spiritual expression of God, is tenderly fathered and mothered.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026

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