CALVED Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

calved

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past tense of calve

as in whelped

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Naturally, Kelly gets kidded about that as well.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2026
When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.

— Will Leitch, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

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Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection.

— David J. Neal July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.

— Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026

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As the current Cartoonist Laureate of the state, she has been highly engaged in Vermont culture and history, and says her interest in this couple was kindled by Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, director of Vermont Humanities, who encouraged her to tell their story.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
The faith of these settlers kindled a fervent Protestant piety, found in the Great Revival of the Ohio Valley frontier.

— Matthew Smith, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

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His predecessor, Gino, fathered 14 offspring across multiple states over his lifetime, according to Disney.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Before he was arrested and convicted in connection with the 1969 murders of Sharon Tate, Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent, and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca, Manson fathered four sons with four different women.

— Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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Brian Otieno/Getty Images For years, Harry had donated the annual income generated by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Sentebale, but that ended this year.

— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
Barry Iverson / Getty Images file While that one is clearly painted, the more modern images appear to have been generated with the help of artificial intelligence, including one depicting the White House on fire.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

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From Traitors to Summer House to Love Island USA, the past year in reality TV begat a near-nonstop stream of drama and character arcs to obsess over, analyze and generally opine on.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Lestat begat his first love, Nicolas de Lenfent, as well as Louis, Claudia, and another lover, Antoinette.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 June 2026

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