Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (off or out)
Verb
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When Hernández tried to check his swing and the count fell to 2-2, his left leg gave out.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025 -
Wednesday night, Owens sent three women home and gave out roses to six contestants in the reality TV show.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Ryan Anderson,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The first guidebooks, published by Baedeker, were for Switzerland, late in the nineteenth century.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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That is obviously not what Dallas had in mind when Jones proclaimed the deal shipping Parsons to Green Bay made the Cowboys more equipped to defend against the run.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In retrospect, the MP-4 was brilliant, proof of the concept that carbon—not plastics, as proclaimed in The Graduate—was the key to the future.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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Another nearby dog has barked since Mancl and his wife moved in four years ago.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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Toward the end of his game-winning drive Sunday, Mac Jones received the play from the sideline, barked it to teammates, then turned to one of his two favorite targets on the day, Christian McCaffrey.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Little Rock Police Department is investigating a shooting Sunday morning that left one person dead and another injured, the agency announced in a social media post.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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Close to a million voters cast their ballots before the Democrats announced their plan, while the redistricting session took delegates off the trail during the final full week of campaigning.—
Jahd Khalil,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Tesla has created impactful vehicles and software, but are its Full Self-Driving features really as safe as advertised?—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
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Freshman phenom Darryn Peterson looks to be as good as advertised on the basketball court.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Parents waved from the curb, cried in the parking lot, and maybe sent a care package two weeks later.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sky Roberts, the brother of the late Jeffrey Epstein accuser, cried when reflecting on how his sister would have reacted to the removal of the former prince's title and honors.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the minutes and hours following the shooting, graphic, close-up videos of the moment Kirk was hit promulgated across the internet.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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Complex rules get promulgated, but the firms impacted by them are often in the dark (yet liable for any non-compliance).—
William Dunkelberg,
Forbes,
19 Dec. 2024
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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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