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During calving season, the whales migrate south to give birth in the warmer waters off the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
For years, researchers have been hoping Curlew and Koala will calve, but neither 14-year-old Curlew nor 16-year-old Koala have ever calved, according to the New England Aquarium’s North Atlantic right whale catalog.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The next day is spent in Glacier Bay, an International World Heritage Site since 1992, where guests are likely to see electric blue glaciers calving.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
North Atlantic right whales typically return to northern feeding grounds around New England and Canada in winter and early spring after calving off the coast of the southeast U.S. each year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
For years, researchers have been hoping Curlew and Koala will calve, but neither 14-year-old Curlew nor 16-year-old Koala have ever calved, according to the New England Aquarium’s North Atlantic right whale catalog.
—Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2025
The next day is spent in Glacier Bay, an International World Heritage Site since 1992, where guests are likely to see electric blue glaciers calving.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
North Atlantic right whales typically return to northern feeding grounds around New England and Canada in winter and early spring after calving off the coast of the southeast U.S. each year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calve
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Flying Mohawk This horse was sired by Karakontie, a Mohawk word that roughly translates to flying sun burning across the sky.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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He was sired by American Pharoah, who won the Triple Crown in 2015.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Scream begat five sequels (with a sixth on its way), a television series, and one of the all-time great Halloween costumes.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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That begat the Panthers first goal, Carter Verhaeghe’s shot bouncing in off Sam Bennett as the center sprawled in the crease, as well as solid control of the second period and first minutes of overtime.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2025
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Sea lion pupping season begins in mid-May, and births continue through the first week of July, according to the Seal Society.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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The tidepools are closed during seal pupping season from Dec. 15 through May 15.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Owners can help the process by giving them a whelping box.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 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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Infrastructure leaders need to be able to calculate the cloud cost to understand the gross profit generated by a sale.—
Sergey Avdyushkin,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images While states have used health-care provider taxes to generate funding for Medicaid, the House proposal would put a stop to using those levies in the future, Orris said.—
Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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The recipes are all kid friendly and include instruction sidebars that guide them throughout the process with helpful step-by-step photos.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
20 May 2025
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But just kidding, actually $14 'cuz the orange tags were 50 percent off.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Ellie’s violence is always uncertain and, other than Nora, her kills leave her shaken and upset rather than kindling her determination.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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That in turn helped kindle a rally on Wall Street, though bond yields continue to climb, something President Donald Trump has sought to contain.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 May 2025
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But while a surrogate was pregnant with their third child, Ms. Boucher was furious to discover that Mr. Musk had recently fathered twins with Shivon Zilis, an executive at his brain implant company, Neuralink, according to people familiar with the situation.—
Kirsten Grind,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Their fifth child was Lyon Gardiner Tyler Sr., who later fathered Harrison Ruffin Tyler.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 May 2025
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“Calve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calve. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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