callused

Definition of callusednext
past tense of callus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for callused
Verb
  • Two dented blue bottles of Cuajo Titanium, a liquid coagulating enzyme used to curdle milk, remained on a wooden table, caked in mud.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Our boot laces were broken and knotted, our tattered and ice-caked pants flapped around our legs, and at night our wet clothing froze stiff.
    Elwyn "Bud" Myers, Outdoor Life, 11 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The antique dazzler was crafted in 1938 by Cartier and comes encrusted with 203 diamonds.
    Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Lemon spritzes complement crudos, crustacean pastas and salt-encrusted, whole fish prepared by executive chef Agostino Petrosino, who’s helping the place get up and running, and chef de cuisine Carmine Nozzolino, who’s in for the long haul.
    Rebecca Kleinman, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Iran and the United States hardened their positions as a diplomatic push for a ceasefire in the Middle East war appeared to falter on Thursday.
    Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And the Iranian position has now hardened.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But after the White House froze federal grant funding for the project in the fall, citing concerns about diversity and equity measures, lobbyists with an interest in the tunnel donated $2,500 to a political novice running in the Republican primary in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 18 Mar. 2026
  • While Medicare froze reimbursements, supplemental insurers did not.
    Brian New, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The prime minister’s demeanor stiffened.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2026
  • After the deputies put him back into the chair, Mitchell’s body stiffened, with his legs straight in front of him and his head lolling back.
    USA Today, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Then they were scooped from the pot and set on a plate to rest, glistening and congealed, revealing the color of the filling within.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The queso started fine but eventually congealed into something that approximated lukewarm paste.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Over the past decade, the evidence has solidified in several clinical niches.
    Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Learning about concepts such as leverage and liquidation threshold becomes more solidified when used in practice.
    Malana VanTyler March 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Callused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callused. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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