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Recent Examples of calf
The center confirmed the calf’s birth to J35 on Dec. 24.
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Thompson-Robinson also appeared on the injury report due to a calf injury that left him as a limited participant this whole week.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Chris Jones hasn’t returned to practice from a calf injury.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Dončić is expected to be out at least a month with a left calf strain.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Thompson-Robinson also appeared on the injury report due to a calf injury that left him as a limited participant this whole week.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
Chris Jones hasn’t returned to practice from a calf injury.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
Dončić is expected to be out at least a month with a left calf strain.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calf
Noun
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A day later, the team changed his injury designation to right thigh soreness.William Guillory, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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On her left thigh, Jenner's dress appeared to pop open a bit at the seam, leaving a small hole in the vintage dress.Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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According to the court records, the victim suffered contusions and bruising, and required stitches in his right shin.David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
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Last season, Tucker suffered a fractured shin, which put him out of action in June.Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Zendaya is sporting a 5-carat old mine cut, set east-west in gray or black gold on a yellow gold shank, according to jewelry experts.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2025
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First course is served for the table and includes a mini seafood tower, the second course features a chestnut soup, mains feature filet mignon, seabass and lamb shank.Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Calf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calf. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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