call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • So go ahead and loudly proclaim your love instead of whispering sweet nothings.
    Cailey Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Alcaraz proclaimed his name over social media while there was even time for a meeting with Swiss icon Roger Federer, winner of 20 grand slam singles titles during his storied career.
    Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The event, complete with interactive 3D stations, was set to include a performance by Evolve Altadena, and TreePeople giving out acorns.
    Staff report, Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The latest one is to cut the Best Original Score award from the telecast; it will still be given out in the room, of course, but the winner’s speech will not be shared live with viewers.
    Vulture Editors, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Creators advertise their own products on the social media app, driving users to a storefront hosted on TikTok; the platform then earns a commission from sales.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Sunrise Movement, an activist group, posted on X earlier Tuesday claiming the hotel was housing ICE officials.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The ministry posted a statement in Spanish on X saying Consulate officials immediately impeded the agents from entering the consulate’s premises, protecting Ecuadorian nationals who were inside the building.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Mace's widow, Kayla Brady, and his mother, Debra McCreary, quietly cried.
    DAN MORSE THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Before therapy, Ciera Belnap’s daughter cried and hid under the bed when family members used a vacuum cleaner.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And in a scientific article that was just published in late 2025, it was incidentally caught during a recreational fishing trip off the coast of northwestern Africa.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The increasingly popular computer keyboard brand NuPhy has announced the new NODE 100 LPmechanical keyboard.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The Grizzlies announced the severity of the injury Saturday and said the two-time All-Star would be re-evaluated in approximately three weeks.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • And anyone who has tried to record a podcast while the neighbor has the leaf-blower out or their dog is barking will know that this sort of environmental control saves a whole lot of post-production time and headaches.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2026
  • As Dumars and Byrne, Damon and Affleck are reduced to growling law-enforcement speak, barking into walkie-talkies and carrying out every conversation while at least one hand rests on an automatic weapon—just in case someone bursts through the wall.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Call (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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