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as in to distract
to draw the attention or mind to something else
she was about to tell me the big news when her attention was called off by the arrival of another guest
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as in to cancel
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
called off the party after half of those invited couldn't make it
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Recent Examples of call off
Those plans have since been called off, but the discourse still loomed large over the shoot.
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Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
His remarks came as Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials for the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, after talks had earlier been called off.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Foreign Ministry later announced that the business and scientific forum Tajani was to attend in Miami had also been called off.
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Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The new survey was conducted June 11-17, just after Trump called off threats to escalate the war with Iran.
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Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2026
His remarks came as Vice President JD Vance met with Iranian officials for the first round of negotiations in Switzerland, after talks had earlier been called off.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
22 June 2026
The Foreign Ministry later announced that the business and scientific forum Tajani was to attend in Miami had also been called off.
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Nicole Winfield,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
The new survey was conducted June 11-17, just after Trump called off threats to escalate the war with Iran.
—
Linley Sanders,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call off
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Efforts to organize and tidy often turned into sitting on the floor surrounded by piles of stuff and getting easily distracted with sentimental finds.
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But that was a bit ago, and there is a theory now that perhaps this is starting to leak, or maybe be confirmed soon, to distract from the recent, very poor performance of Supergirl in theaters.
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Before Franklin took the stage, however, organizers canceled the concert because of lightning and approaching storms.
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Katy Perry‘s return to the Belgium stage will have to wait a little longer after her Werchter concert was canceled on Friday.
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The California Highway Patrol's Woodland division said traffic was being diverted off the freeway at Reed Avenue.
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Bessent did not specify how much money would be released, which entity in Qatar would control the account, where the funds would be held, what role Iran would play in directing purchases or what enforcement tools the Treasury would use to ensure the money is not diverted.
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With a lockout coming, fans who lack trust in the organization could abandon their fandom completely.
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After her father abandoned the family, her mother moved Blyth and her sister to New York City.
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Counsell said the 34-year-old is progressing well and could throw off a mound soon.
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Leona spoke about her brother Vernon, three years older than her, who was thrown off a spring wagon at age nine, his body bleeding and shattered from the impact.
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Alas, Vanilla Ice played for no one Friday after weather scrapped his Freedom 250 concert just two hours before his performance.
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Both teams have objected to the plans, urging FIFA to help scrap the concept.
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After fielding more than 100 public comments, the county revoked its approval.
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So, on this particular ruling, the lawyers for the Haitian immigrants argued the administration's decision to revoke TPS, and specifically the president's own language, was racially based, and therefore in violation of equal protection.
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The crew coordinated with air traffic control and performed a go-around, which involves aborting a landing attempt and climbing away from the runway, to avoid an American Airlines plane that was departing from an intersecting runway, The Guardian reported.
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The Delta pilots saw what was happening and were able to abort the landing and pull up in time to avoid hitting the American plane.
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“Call off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20off. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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