CALLED (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

called (off or out)

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past tense of call (off or out)

as in gave out

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According to data provided by the organizers, the 13 stores gave out more than 2750 passports, and all 325 finisher tote bags (and more than 51 additional people finished and will be sent finisher prizes).

— Erik Pedersen, Daily News, 28 July 2026
The law enforcement teams searching Arkansas businesses also gave out educational materials to help business owners identify skimming devices, the release states.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 27 July 2026

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Data published by the CDC shows that more than half of the Covid deaths between 2020 and 2023 were among adults 75 and older, and hospitalization rates among seniors were consistently higher than in other age groups.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The Permanente Medical Group (TPMG) published a longitudinal analysis tracking an enterprise-wide ambient AI rollout across 7,260 physicians over a 63-week period.

— Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Yes, the Jaguars were among the majority of NFL teams that proudly proclaimed their support for the LGBTQ movement on June 1.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
The police department received state accreditation, which the mayor and police director have proclaimed demonstrates that officers have implemented modern policing practices.

— Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026

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Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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SmackDown has advertised faceoffs for its two biggest programs as frenemies CM Punk and Cody Rhodes come face-to-face amid a weekend of miscues on the live event circuit.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Sara Nelson, a Democrat who had advertised her willingness to challenge the harm-reduction consensus, won a seat on the city council the same year and became its president two years later.

— Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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Under the North Korean constitution promulgated in 1998, that title remains his indefinitely.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
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

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