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Recent Examples of callosity
The 17-year-old mother, named for a callosity near her blowhole that looks like a snow cone, no longer had the same girth or the dark black skin of a healthy right whale.
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David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
David Abel, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2022
The callosity patterns, like fingerprints, are unique to each whale, allowing researchers who have pored over whale catalogue photos to recognize plenty in the wild.
—Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for callosity
Noun
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These tests test for coliform bacteria, lead, arsenic, uranium, nitrates, sodium, chloride, fluoride, pH, hardness, sulfate, turbidity, iron, and manganese.—
Alec Janis,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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Add a Magnetic Water Conditioner Like a water softener, a magnetic water conditioner controls the hardness of the water in the home.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Related: ‘Neglected diseases’ are anything but neglected by the billion-plus people living with them One possible reason for this obduracy is that noma begins as a dental disease, and dental diseases have long been underappreciated global health concerns.—
John Button,
STAT,
16 Dec. 2023
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Perhaps the greatest testament to Morocco’s obduracy came late in normal time, when Rodri — a central midfielder being deployed as a central defender — strode forward and shot, more in hope than in expectation, from 35 yards.—
Rory Smith,
New York Times,
6 Dec. 2022
Noun
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Common symptoms of pneumonia include chest pain when breathing or coughing; fatigue; fever, sweating and shaking chills; nausea or vomiting; and a cough that produces phlegm, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Adrianna Rodriguez,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Use Peppermint Peppermint can effectively soothe a sore throat, thin mucus, loosen phlegm, and calm coughs.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Callosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/callosity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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