call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • Spray coated the covered clubhouse walls, soaking the shirts that proclaimed Toronto’s October future.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Armed with such sensational journalistic and fictional sources, artists from across the world, one after the other, proclaimed in virtual artistic unison that King Henry had been nothing more than a despot who essentially re-enslaved his people.
    Marlene L. Daut September 22, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But because body cameras have not yet been distributed across all of ICE, the requirements only apply to officers in places where the cameras have been given out.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
  • That's an organization that gives out gun locks for free.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The college did not advertise the underlying purpose of the land transfer ahead of Tuesday’s vote, posting only a vague agenda describing plans to convey unnamed property to Florida’s Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Attorneys argued Glendale's rules were overly broad and discriminatorily enforced against impoverished panhandlers, and should have applied equally to high school sports teams holding signs advertising a car wash, or Girl Scouts selling cookies, attorneys said.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a video posted to TikTok account @sofetchcara on July 25, Cara's owner approached the puppy, who was lying outside in the garden, looking as though she was worn out from something.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Page first shared news of their relationship in June, when the Umbrella Academy actor posted an image of the couple walking on a street with a rainbow crosswalk.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In front of reporters, the agent grabbed the crying woman by the arms before shoving her to the wall and then downward.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The latest incident, caught on several cell phones and cameras, shows a woman crying apparently after the arrest of her husband.
    Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.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, 27 Sep. 2025
  • That expression can come in a variety of ways, such as speaking up in a group, filing an official complaint, writing or publishing those views, or demonstrating and rallying to draw attention to them.
    Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Any Mega Millions winners will be posted here once announced by lottery officials.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Xcel and plaintiffs’ attorneys announced the settlement Wednesday, just one day before the start of jury selection in a two-month civil trial to determine blame for the 2021 wildfire that killed two people and destroyed more than 1,000 homes in Boulder County.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • New research into Rembrandt van Rijn’s 1642 masterpiece suggests that this barking dog was inspired by the title page of a widely available book on the temptations of the flesh, illustrated by the Dutch artist, poet and publisher Adriaen van de Venne.
    Senay Boztas, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
  • While barking and wagging her tail can signal excitement or protective instincts, the UKC also notes that the breed may display some level of dog aggression and, given its powerful physique, requires careful socialization and consistent obedience training.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
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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 29 Sep. 2025.

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