Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for called (off or out)
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No more than 10 minutes into the action, the former Bowdoin College athlete was running down the field at about 50% speed, and his Achilles gave out.—
Matt Villano,
CNN Money,
3 Dec. 2025 -
The business owners gave out free hot cocoa, gift cards, tote bags, live music by Becca Jaffe, and dozens of deals.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
30 Nov. 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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
12 Dec. 2025
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According to findings published on December 11 in the journal BMC Zoology, at least one mosasaur species may have pursued their meals upstream into freshwater rivers.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
12 Dec. 2025
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Its independence from the French was proclaimed in 1804, just two decades after the American colonies signed the Treaty of Paris.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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There was salt-and-pepper squid that split the difference between a Cantonese seafood palace and the state legislature, where calamari was proclaimed Rhode Island’s official appetizer in 2014.—
Kevin West,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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Pavia barked back at critics during the Senior Bowl in January regarding his height.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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And while Eason, in particular, barked at the Lakers’ bench after his best game of the postseason, the Lakers seemed confident enough in their defense’s ability to turn a couple of those faucets off.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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But on Monday, Harris announced that a witness had come forward after the release of the video.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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But among them, the 39-year-old Luis Suarez announced his retirement from international soccer following the 2024 Copa America.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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Comments on many of the videos included links to private Telegram chats that advertised child pornography, according to the report.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Adidas claims that 99 percent of its polyester is recycled, as advertised on the German group’s website.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Dec. 2025
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Freeman visibly cried as the victim’s father, along with the slain youth’s longtime girlfriend and younger brother, gave statements, too, the mother said.—
Emma Seiwell,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
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As in previous elections, the first ballots counted in many areas of the state tended to favor Republicans, and when candidates including Spencer Pratt, the former reality-TV star running for mayor in Los Angeles, fell short in subsequent tallies, their supporters cried foul.—
Russell Berman,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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In a world where an AI hoax could easily be promulgated across social media, or in which conspiracy theorists would likely attack a real discovery, the protocols are intended to encourage best practice and safeguard astronomers when the media spotlight falls on them.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
9 June 2026
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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 Jun. 2026.
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