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                    as in cancelation
                                                
              
          
                                                      the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to                                       
              
                             the calling of the match was a disappointment to both players                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in vocation
                                                
              
          
                                                      the activity by which one regularly makes a living                                       
              
                             I think my true calling will be as a commercial artist                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in shouting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to speak so as to be heard at a distance                                       
              
                             we could hear someone calling for help from the other side of the wall                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in dialing
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make a telephone call to                                       
              
                             use this cell phone to call me if there's an emergency                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in visiting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to make a brief visit                                       
              
                             the hospital posts the hours during which friends and relatives may call                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in cancelling
                                                
              
          
                                                      to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)                                       
              
                             the game was called on account of rain                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in considering
                                                
              
          
                                                      to think of in a particular way                                       
              
                             I wouldn't quite call that cheating, but it's not entirely ethical either                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in summoning
                                                
              
          
                                                      to bring together in assembly by or as if by command                                       
              
                             called all the night workers in for a meeting                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in estimating
                                                
              
          
                                                      to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement                                       
              
                             let's call that five feet for now, and we'll measure it out later                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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                    as in asking
                                                
              
          
                                                      to demand or request the presence or service of                                       
              
                             rushed to call a tow truck operator when the car broke down                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in naming
                                                
              
          
                                                      to give a name to                                       
              
                             we've decided to call the kitten "Molly"                         
                
                                                                                                                                
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                    as in ordering
                                                
              
          
                                                      to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority                                       
              
                             the union president is refusing to call a strike                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in predicting
                                                
              
          
                                                      to tell of or describe beforehand                                       
              
                             somehow the political pundit called the race results within a mere percentage point                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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