called (off or out)

past tense of call (off or out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (off or out)
Verb
  • State financial disclosures show the state gave out more than $1 billion in tax breaks last fiscal year.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • The foundation helped raise more than $200,000 to pay off school lunch debt for students, gave out turkeys to families during the holidays and provided resources to those impacted by gun violence.
    Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The research was published in JAMA and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in London.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 July 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  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Major League Eating proclaimed him 2024 Rookie of the Year in the competitive eating world.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
    Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Outside, the guards were often genial and chatty; inside, visitors were treated as objects of suspicion, barked at and insulted.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Days or weeks passed, but then the dog barked, the mail carrier tramped onto the porch, the mailbox clattered.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Negative Orkin Pest Control reviews complain about the company’s aggressive sales tactics and solicitation, services not working as advertised and some issues with inflated pricing.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • El-Sayed, who is forty-one, wore jeans and a tight, black V-neck T-shirt that advertised his familiarity with the bench press; at times, his campaign style is less Bernie and more bro.
    Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Robinson’s mom cried as the Discord messages were read in court.
    Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Messi, who missed a first-half penalty-kick attempt, cried on the field after the victory.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
  • The competing narratives — that rich people are hoarding homes or conversely that the tax measure is government overreach — are being promulgated by campaigns with war chests that have grown substantially in recent days.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026
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“Called (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/called%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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