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Recent Examples of calve
An extremely large instance of calving can even shake the ground, causing a glacial earthquake, also known as a cryoseism or icequake.
To confirm the Bloop’s origin, scientists compared it closely with recorded sounds that, despite being less loud, were known to have come from polar ice.
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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.
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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.
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Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
28 Jan. 2026
Hektoria continues to calve giant icebergs into the sea, according to the paper.
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Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Coletti,
Popular Science,
26 Mar. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.
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Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations.
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One of those things probably would beget the other for Young, entering his fourth NFL season.
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This Time album will beget Vanity 6, which will beget 1999.
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The southern elephant seal pup mortality was estimated to be 76% across a population of 17,000 seal pups born on the islands, the program said.
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But competition in summer decreases pup survival to one or two.
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Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.
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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.
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Under his leadership, SMUD expanded workforce training programs, and joined the state’s Energy Imbalance Market, a wholesale energy-trading market that allows SMUD to buy low-cost renewable energy in real time, and sell excess energy to generate additional revenue.
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Prosecutors allege Mareik helped facilitate fraudulent prescriptions that generated nearly $270 million in claims to Medi-Cal, which ultimately paid out more than $178 million.
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Just kidding, but seeing Angela’s team sweep Shamea’s at the Bailey Bowl basketball tournament was almost as satisfying as knowing Charles got to witness his former team’s historic win in person.
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Idaho law mandates that kids age 14 or younger wear a life jacket on the water, according to the city.
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These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.
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The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
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There is a quiet revolution going on in America, and definitely in Atlanta, in how contemporary men are fathering.
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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