CALL (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

call (off or out)

verb

Definition of call (off or out)

as in to proclaim

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In 1765 Catherine the Great, the Empress of Russia, began drafting the Nakaz, or constitution, to proclaim her sovereignty and guarantee her subjects liberty and equality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaim

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The menu advertises Singaporean cuisine, which incorporates influences from Chinese, Malay and Indian traditions and ingredients.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
One of them almost does, reflecting on tales of the Holocaust as a Claude Lanzmann retrospective is advertised on a billboard nearby.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertise

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The couple has neither confirmed nor denied the happy event, but the tabloid did post pictures of Gaga carrying an infant in a sling on September 11.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
That total is more than the Seahawks posted in four of their first eight games in 2025.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of post

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In court, Lindsay appeared to cry during opening statements when a prosecutor described her three children and their manner of death.

— Selena Barrientos, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
When the Kirk family attorney spoke about how Charlie Kirk stood for the opposite of hate, Erika Kirk was crying and nodding along.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of cry

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By his count, roughly 60 scientific papers have been published on the physiology of racing drivers since 1967.

— Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
According to figures compiled by the Yangtze River Water Resources Commission and published by the Chinese government, approximately 142,000 people died, while more than 10 million were affected.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of publish

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The companies have not announced a specific project, deployment capacity or commercial timeline.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2026
When the judges announce Jude as the winner, Bi, Anna, and Joseph don’t look surprised, and each gets a small hopeful comment at the end.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of announce

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Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
The upstairs neighbors had two mastiffs who were left home all day and who barked incessantly and scratched at the floor of their kennel.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

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