call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • Additionally, all 2025 mayoral candidates, former police commissioners, district attorneys, and public officials must proclaim that NYC should not obey the egregious orders.
    Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
  • Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.
    Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
Verb
  • Shake Shack is celebrating National Hamburger Month by giving out free food.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 May 2025
  • Over a million medals have been given out in over 120 countries.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Verb
  • Bundling, or combining policies from the same provider, can result in big discounts: State Farm, Geico, Erie and Allstate all advertise rate reductions of up to 25% for enrolling in both home and car insurance.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 9 May 2025
  • Plants advertise their nectar and pollen with a sweet, enticing odor.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • Trump posted a reply the morning of May 16 on his Truth Social account.
    Chris Jordan, USA Today, 19 May 2025
  • The bit was posting archival photos from Gen X’s formative years, together with wisecracks about how life was better/tougher/cooler/randier back then.
    Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Verb
  • Traditionally, the upside down American flag signals distress, and that was the mood expressed as speakers shouted, cried and chanted with the crowd of around 100 people.
    Harley Walls, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2025
  • As tensions ran high, the other children started to cry.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The announcement of his May 7 death, published on Legacy.com by his family May 13, did not cite a cause.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Jessi, 32, and her castmate Layla Taylor also opened up about the split in an article Page Six published May 16.
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced emergency legislation to give millions more to county’s schools to maintain core services.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025
  • Crypto deals raise questions However, Netanyahu said Israel had agreed only to allow safe passage for Alexander, and its forces would continue recently announced preparations to step up operations there.
    James Mackenzie, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • After the inning, Prior barked at Rehak from the dugout, triggering his ejection.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2025
  • While barking can increase in older canines due to cognitive or sensory changes, a sudden burst of voice after years of relative silence is unusual and may point to a new sense of comfort or energy in the dog's surroundings.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 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 22 May. 2025.

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