calluses

verb

present tense third-person singular of callus
as in encrusts

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  1. encrusts
  2. cakes
  3. freezes
  4. hardens
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  • These crustaceans, worms, fish, and others keep their home clean by grazing on the algae that encrusts seagrass leaves.
    — David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Definition of encrusts
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  • The kids aren’t going to remember that mom made the birthday cakes herself.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Definition of cakes
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  • Water all trees and shrubs deeply before the ground freezes, and throughout the winter on days when the temperature exceeds 40 degrees and there has been no snow cover for four weeks.
    — Pam Rosendal, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Reduce Watering Ohler suggests giving a deep watering before the ground freezes.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of freezes
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  • The gossip hardens into something more official, as fellow teachers and school authorities start to treat her personal life as a disciplinary matter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Europe hardens on migration as nationalist support grows European countries sought to harden migration rules in a bid to quell support for nationalist parties across the continent.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of hardens
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