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Recent Examples of calf
State of play: Mavericks star Luka Dončić has been cleared to play in Thursday's opener after missing the preseason with a calf contusion.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The glacier, which has steadily been losing large chunks of ice over the past three decades, regularly fractures and calves off icebergs, some of which have been large enough to be named.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Foam rollers are good for larger areas, such as the quads or calves, while massage guns can help in spots that are tougher to reach, such as between the shoulder blades.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Several cyclists with muddy calves and sweaty t-shirts now danced on grass before a five-piece band.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024
The glacier, which has steadily been losing large chunks of ice over the past three decades, regularly fractures and calves off icebergs, some of which have been large enough to be named.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Foam rollers are good for larger areas, such as the quads or calves, while massage guns can help in spots that are tougher to reach, such as between the shoulder blades.
—Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Several cyclists with muddy calves and sweaty t-shirts now danced on grass before a five-piece band.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
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To look at how much of an effect exercise might have on blood pressure, Hamer and his colleagues combined data from six earlier studies that required participants to wear movement trackers on their thighs 24-hours a day.Linda Carroll, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Nevaeh Crain was crying in pain, too weak to walk, blood staining her thighs.Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
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Perhaps even more remarkably, the second-year receiver was able to get his left shin and right foot down in the endzone, all while retaining possession of the ball.Ben Morse, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Areas to strike: top of somebody’s foot, the front of somebody’s shin.Dateline NBC, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Other dishes come from Federici family recipes, including milanese con osso (a classic veal shank stew), a delicate vitello tonnato and the decadent layers of artichokes and potatoes in the filet millefeuille, a classic of Roman cuisine.Ann Abel, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Expect fresh, hearty delicacies from the kitchen — lamb shank, scallops, a good portion of the sourdough Knut bread, named after Gustav’s grandfather, and homemade butter.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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