Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calved
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The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Anhedönia’s earliest exposure to contemporary culture came in the form of the true-crime serials her grandmother loved, which kindled her own interest in the macabre.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
10 Aug. 2025
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Owens, the 35-year-old daughter of longtime San Francisco radio host Ronn Owens, filed a paternity petition in Maricopa County Superior Court in August 2023, alleging Echard fathered twins during a one-night encounter.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Musk is believed to have fathered at least 14 children with four women.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Currently, only 37% of the more than 5 million tons of trash generated in the county each year is recycled — and even that is hampered by a 40% contamination rate.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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If he had been sold for between £10m and £20m, that alone would have generated significantly more PSR headroom.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Labradors are often more energetic and bred for hunting, retrieving, and service work, whereas goldens are prized for their patience, friendliness, and trainability.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Indian Adoption Program which begat the Indian Child Welfare Act.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Calved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calved. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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