call (off or out)

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Verb
  • Today, there's writing on the wall outside, proclaiming the miracle of Ho Khanh.
    Nicole Young, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Improving Americans’ nutrition is a major pillar of Kennedy’s loudly proclaimed MAHA agenda.
    Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pull up an image of the bobblehead the Dodgers gave out before the game, commemorating Smith’s Game 7 World Series-winning home run.
    Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Why collect distortive taxes to give out benefits only to tax back those benefits?
    Tomas J. Philipson, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And yet when Vanderbilt administrators advertised that their email had been written with the assistance of ChatGPT, students and faculty pushed back.
    Emily Hodgson Anderson, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Some online lenders advertise same-day funding, but that usually means applying early in the morning, getting approved quickly and having an account at a bank that processes transfers fast.
    Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Heat is now 14-4 this season when posting an offensive rebounding percentage of more than 35%.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Canada posted 2 hits and 4 RBIs, Boswell had 2 hits and 3 RBIs and Garza tallied 3 hits and 4 RBIs.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jamaica born About a hundred people gathered to lay Wilson to rest, singing, crying and laughing while remembering his kind heart, his hard work and his famous barbecue ribs and chicken wings.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Jonathan Kennedy, a tow truck operator, cried too.
    Emerson Clarridge Updated March 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • While the iron catalyst must be removed after processing, the method yields more graphite and is financially viable, according to techno-economic analysis published in Bioresource Technology.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This article was first published in November of 2022.
    Big Think, Big Think, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On Saturday afternoon, CPAC announced the results of a straw poll of attendees.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The Raiders’ valuation has soared to nearly eight billion dollars, largely owing to high stadium revenues; earlier this year, Clark County, home to Las Vegas, announced school-budget cuts.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The 16-month-old kangaroo named Chesney had escaped from an outside enclosure in Necedah on March 25, after being frightened by some unknown barking dogs.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • In the past few years, Underwood has come to realize that a bunch of barking alphas may not, in fact, be the best way to build a successful pack.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 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 2 Apr. 2026.

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