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Recent Examples of calve
For this to have happened, icebergs must have calved from glaciers flowing off interior mountains and then floated toward the Pacific Ocean.
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Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Hektoria continues to calve giant icebergs into the sea, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
After losing a calf to a black vulture a decade ago, Tom Karr, who raises cattle near Pomeroy, Ohio, tried to move his fall calving season later in the year in hopes the vultures would be gone by then.
—Joshua A. Bickel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Of the nearly 90 million, there were 37.2 million cows and heifers that calved, or gave birth, so far this year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Keiji Horikawa, The Conversation, 22 Dec. 2025
Hektoria continues to calve giant icebergs into the sea, according to the paper.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
After losing a calf to a black vulture a decade ago, Tom Karr, who raises cattle near Pomeroy, Ohio, tried to move his fall calving season later in the year in hopes the vultures would be gone by then.
—Joshua A. Bickel, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2025
Of the nearly 90 million, there were 37.2 million cows and heifers that calved, or gave birth, so far this year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
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Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Modeled on the tragedy at Chappaquiddick Island—where Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Edward Kennedy died under similar circumstances—Oates’ book shows how great power can beget violence.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
23 Mar. 2026
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Sam Hoiberg sat at the far end of the Nebraska bench and watched one dismal loss beget the next.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Big Lake Humane Society pup Shishi also will compete for Team Ruff, while Mia Muffin is on Team Fluff.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The bats have only one baby — or pup — per year.—
Susan Montoya Bryan,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 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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The errant or confabulated information that AI tools can generate is often referred to as hallucinations.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump has suggested for months that the federal government could nationalize the voting process, generating bipartisan pushback.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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As previously mentioned, Meevee targets a preschool audience — specifically kids two to six — pretty much the only ages parents can (and should) be in sole control of their children’s screen time anyway.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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And don’t kid yourself, this is a huge deal.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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America's hopes for its first high-speed rail were kindled in 2008, when California voters approved a ballot measure for a train connecting Los Angeles to San Francisco in less than three hours.—
Jon Wertheim,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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This spectacular success kindled a desire in Hersheypark officials to invest heavily in thrill rides.—
John Haddad,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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The funny thing is, Austin fathered seven children in all, but only Dot, Betty and Helen were coerced into performing, and their father’s monomania is compared, quite alarmingly, to such bullying stage fathers as Murray Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Joe Jackson (The Jackson 5).—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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