callused

past tense of callus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for callused
Verb
  • Degrease The Kitchen If frying bacon or green tomatoes has left your range hood and cooktop with caked on grease, Windex can cut through it.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
  • Clean Off the Deck A mower deck caked with clippings attracts more clippings.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Lastly, the new Air Jordan 4 Retro OG style is set to come with a silver Jumpman hangtag that’s encrusted with diamond-like gems.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 10 June 2026
Verb
  • That separates vendors who truly hardened their posture from those who just updated their talking points.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The interview, released in August, was supposed to follow the show’s usual strange logic, but instead the exchange hardened around Gaza, with Friedland growing visibly emotional as Torres remained largely unmoved.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • For Indonesia, the extended review comes after MSCI raised concerns about market accessibility earlier this year and froze the country's stocks from its indexes in January, citing investability concerns.
    Lisa Kailai Han,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Every day, the snow crept farther down the mountains, and as the horses waded the creeks, ice froze on their tails and bellies.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over Paraguay to open their home World Cup nearly two weeks ago, but the AC Milan midfielder came off at halftime after an injury from training stiffened up.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Nicks on the edge or stiffened, curled rubber will leave streaks.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 12 June 2026
Verb
  • Since then, speculation has congealed into reality.
    Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • Much of that growth has been concreted at the very top.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The world’s longest-running talk show, NBC’s late-night institution created the late-night format, which was perfected and solidified by the late-great Johnny Carson’s 1962-1992 tenure.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • McKenna was the top dog in the 2026 draft class for several years, and his one solid season at Penn State just solidified that.
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026
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“Callused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callused. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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