call (off or out)

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Verb
  • Wherever Lafayette traveled, parades and speeches proclaimed the United States the world’s beacon of liberty.
    Regina E. Mason, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
  • And while the exact statistics are impossible to determine, several current ghostwriting websites proclaim that over 50% of the books currently on the NY Times non-fiction bestseller list have been ghostwritten, though many agents and ghostwriters assure me that figure is too low.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Thursday, though, people all over the building were wearing the Gilbert Arenas-era gold-and-black throwbacks the team gave out in a promotion.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • One category — whether the township gave out poor relief to residents in 2023 and 2024 — is weighted more heavily than others.
    Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Grand Theft Alvarado has been as good as advertised since his arrival in the Big Apple.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Prosecutors showed her Facebook post advertising the event, which featured an aerial map of the property that labeled the area where protestors could legally gather.
    Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Video posted to social media by Krista Tatschl of KMBC-TV showed passengers returning to the terminal from the tarmac after the incident was cleared.
    James Powel, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Chinese government bonds declined as well, with 30-year bond futures posting their biggest drop of the year.
    Marcus Wong, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In another video, Johnson picked up a second infant and held a cloth to the baby’s mouth and nose for several seconds while the child was crying.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Though both of them tear up, neither of them openly cries.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Only 1 in 4 Americans approve of the strikes on Iran that killed the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, according to a Reuters/Ipsos survey published on March 2.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Her first tome in the series came out in 2015 and the most recent was published in 2021.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Attendance was announced at 19,122, the largest on Big ’Cap day since 2019.
    Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Sedena Anti-theft Crossbody Bag This is the kind of bag that blends into a city outfit rather than announcing itself as travel gear.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • So how did Council possibly talk Self into barking after the Jayhawks improved to 22-9 overall and 12-6 in Big 12 play?
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Four players were booked, a Charlotte FC goal was controversially disallowed and Estévez spent a solid portion of his evening barking at the fourth official.
    David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 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 10 Mar. 2026.

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