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Recent Examples of calve
North Atlantic right whales typically return to northern feeding grounds around New England and Canada in winter and early spring after calving off the coast of the southeast U.S. each year.
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Right whale calving season Sunday's sighting of a mother-calf pair off Ormond Beach brings the total number of calves born during this winter's calving season to 10 mother-calf pairs, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Head out onto your balcony – which nearly every cabin has – and watch for calving glaciers and icebergs.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Revel in the sense of awe that comes from being surrounded by thousands of puffins, swimming alongside a massive sperm whale or witnessing a calving glacier.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
Right whale calving season Sunday's sighting of a mother-calf pair off Ormond Beach brings the total number of calves born during this winter's calving season to 10 mother-calf pairs, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Head out onto your balcony – which nearly every cabin has – and watch for calving glaciers and icebergs.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
Revel in the sense of awe that comes from being surrounded by thousands of puffins, swimming alongside a massive sperm whale or witnessing a calving glacier.
—Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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Baffert’s influence can also be found in the breeding for this race with six having been sired by horses that Baffert has trained.—
John Cherwa,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The horse, sired by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, will have jockey John Velazquez in the saddle and is guided by Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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A day with Cash4Life, Powerball, Florida Lotto and Fantasy 5 drawings begat one jackpot win, split between tickets bought at a Miramar discount store and a North Miami Beach Winn-Dixie.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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But violence, as The Last of Us II teaches us, begets violence...which begets violence...which begets violence.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
13 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte-area coyote sightings The attack came during coyote pupping season, when coyotes are more aggressive toward dogs and other animals, wildlife biologists say.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Apr. 2025
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When: Mothers begin giving birth in mid-December, with pupping continuing into February.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 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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When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
3 May 2024
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The way to make this all possible, Democrats say, is by loosening the fiscal guardrails that were created on a bipartisan basis in 2017 and have allowed the state to generate continuous surpluses during Lamont’s tenure.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2025
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And neither Bibb, Le Bon nor Gries were kidding, as there wasn’t just one death, but five.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Who are Manager Brandon Hyde and General Manager Mike Elias kidding here?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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That leadership isn't just about putting out fires, but about kindling something deeper.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Mar. 2025
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Son Tatum Thompson came a couple of years later, after Thompson fathered a kid with another woman and after Kardashian finally decided she was done with the NBA star as a partner.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2025
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In addition to Ireland Baldwin, whom Alec fathered with ex-wife Kim Basinger in 1995, the couple have welcomed seven children: Carmen Gabriela, 11, Rafael Thomas, 9, Leonardo Ángel Charles, 8, Romeo Alejandro David, 6, Eduardo Pao Lucas, 4, María Lucía Victoria, 4, and Ilaria Catalina Irena, 2.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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