call (off or out)

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Verb
  • Second-year guard Saniya Rivers, who proclaimed herself head coach Rachid Meziane‘s favorite, even convinced the French head coach to perform the viral scuba dance with her.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
  • In a ceremony at Victory Ford in Kansas City, Kansas, less than two miles from the speedway, Thursday was proclaimed Dystany Spurlock Day in Kansas City by KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas House of Representatives.
    PJ Green April 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Runner Ajay Haridasse, a local college student, was only about a thousand feet from the finish line on Boylston Street when his legs just gave out.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 25 Apr. 2026
  • His elbow gave out that August, requiring his second Tommy John surgery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike berries or stone fruit, melon doesn’t advertise its ripeness as clearly.
    Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The Miami Dolphins have advertised themselves as an equal opportunity team, a meritocracy, so to speak.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Some accounts ask kids to send them money to have their bio posted on their account.
    Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The county posted a stop-work order on the building, which is shown in the inspector’s photographs with plywood animal cages stacked in the back, even though the last use permit described for the building allowed only vehicle storage.
    Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In a feat of sorcery that should have other sandwich makers crying in their beer, the ciabatta roll here is tender and comparatively thin.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Margo, meanwhile, is freaking out, crying and hyperventilating.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.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, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Perhaps the most compelling moment of the 2026 NFL Draft came in the final round, when the Pittsburgh Steelers selected running back Eli Heidenreich and the pick was announced to the hometown crowd gathered at the event.
    Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • When the Dodgers public address announcer read the Cubs starting lineup, Dodgers fans vehemently booed Crow-Armstrong, a trend that continued before each at-bat and again Saturday when he was announced pregame.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Much like a dog that barks at every little noise and passerby, my skin is reactive.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Two soldiers, hands in the air, surrendering and carefully following the orders barked at them by the other side.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2026.

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