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Recent Examples of calve
The largest iceberg ever recorded is Iceberg B-15, which calved from Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf in March 2000.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Part one featured extensive footage of the cowboys during calving season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
That ice had either blown in or calved off of the iceberg and literally closed off our access.
—Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The icebergs were calved from Sermeq Kujalleq, the world's fastest moving glacier, and fill a space that is the equivalent of 66,000 football fields.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Part one featured extensive footage of the cowboys during calving season.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
That ice had either blown in or calved off of the iceberg and literally closed off our access.
—Jill Heinerth, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
The icebergs were calved from Sermeq Kujalleq, the world's fastest moving glacier, and fill a space that is the equivalent of 66,000 football fields.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week Us, theweek, 15 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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Obviously Nolan has sired two kids of difference half-species that seem almost as strong as Viltrumites themselves, so what’s the deal?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a society that favors a patriarchal breadwinner over one who can’t even sire a child, who can’t fulfill filial prophecy because of his own emotional stuntedness, Ali is an overall feckless man by society’s standards.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Dreary weather begets dreary outfits—grays and blacks to the front.—
Hannah Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2025
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The deal is this: A compelling case can be made that intelligence begets intelligence.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Children’s Pool beach is closed to the public during harbor seal pupping season, which is recognized annually from Dec. 15 through May 15.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Feb. 2025
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For the pupping season, which lasts from about December to April, the males are fasting from both food and water in order to devote all their energy to defend their harem.—
Adrian Rodriguez,
The Mercury News,
3 Jan. 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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When a captive mother whelps, or gives birth on her own, managers match her pups with a wild den using GPS coordinates from radio collars placed on packs’ breeding alpha male and female.—
Hayleigh Evans,
The Arizona Republic,
3 May 2024
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Any new mandate requiring that many people to comply within 30 days surely would have generated widespread coverage by legitimate media outlets, and the terms of the testing program would have been made public through official government channels.—
Joedy McCreary,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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United are still struggling to generate cash from their day-to-day operations, with negative overall cash flow of £54m during this quarter.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Starting today, February 12, 2025, Android customers can watch Apple TV+ on their mobile devices — phones, tablets, and foldables, whatever those are (just kidding, this is what those are).—
Tony Maglio,
IndieWire,
12 Feb. 2025
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Finally, Mack’s precocious 11-year-old daughter Opal (Norah Murphy) is more in tune with adults than kids her age.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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The unequal toll of COVID-19 kindled a national conversation about health disparities.—
Pria Anand,
TIME,
18 Feb. 2025
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The subsequent 444-day hostage crisis at the embassy in Tehran kindled decades of enmity.—
Nasser Karimi,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2025
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As of February 2025, Elon Musk has fathered 13 children with four different women.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025
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John Drew was married four times and fathered four children.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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