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

called (off or out)

verb

past tense of call (off or out)

as in gave out

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For example, Las Vegas law firm Shook & Stone recently held a community outreach event in which the firm gave out $10,000 in free gas at a local gas station.

— David Henkin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The transmission gave out halfway home, and the car finished the trip on a U-Haul trailer.

— Jay Caruso, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

Definition of gave out

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New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv has collected seven essays, six originally published in the magazine, under the rubric of mother-daughter stories.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The Sacramento Bee published three notable local stories on July 7, 2026, spanning law enforcement, education and public safety accountability.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of published

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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

Definition of proclaimed

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So Max Muncy, Mookie Betts and Miguel Rojas took their typical spots in the Los Angeles Dodgers infield and barked out situations ahead of the team’s 50th win of the season.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 24 June 2026
The department said the dog then emerged from the apartment, barked and charged toward an officer.

— City News Service, Daily News, 20 June 2026

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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

Definition of announced

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Police investigators identified the location after police received information about fireworks being advertised on social media.

— Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
Members of white government clubs hassled their white neighbors into political lockstep and advertised physical and financial retribution for any Black person who dared to vote.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026

Definition of advertised

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At the final whistle, some fans cried, some sat down with blank looks, some were mad, and others just seemed happy for the experience.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
And it was said by John Lewis that Martin Luther King cried at that moment, knowing that would mean the Voting Rights Act passed.

— NBC news, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of cried

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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

Definition of promulgated

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