CALLING (OFF OR OUT) Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

calling (off or out)

verb

Definition of calling (off or out)

present participle of call (off or out)

as in giving out

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The best part of her job, said Lisa Hafoka, is giving out scholarships.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Cops were spotted out in force giving out $190 traffic tickets to cyclists blowing red lights or riding in the bus lane — just hours after the fatal crash.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of giving out

Verb

The investigation began May 4, 2025, when the city of Riverside officials received reports of a baby crying inside a dumpster.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
This audience listened in awed silence, and by the end of the song, everyone around us was crying as well, before jolting upward in a spontaneous standing ovation — one of three.

— James Gunn, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of crying

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The Goodspeed will be announcing its 2027 season later in October.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year and the House out of session through the November election.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of announcing

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Hill’s nomination came as CMS was posting some of its strongest academic results since the pandemic.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2026
On the same day, HHS senior adviser Calley Means doubled down on the claim, posting on X that Kennedy is doing so well that Democratic operatives are slamming the FDA for doing its job by conducting food recalls.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of posting

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It’s often been said, or at least inferred, that the International Olympic Committee occasionally wishes to market itself as an entity dedicated to proclaiming and restoring peace.

— Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026
With no disrespect to Stafford, who has had a very good career, this is a bit like a former Linkin Park roadie proclaiming that if the band were to come out with another hit album, they’d be considered one of the five best.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of proclaiming

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Several major industry players have also thrown their weight behind the bill, including the Southeastern Conference, or SEC, which has been advertising in support of the bill during college gameday.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026
But the Musk trailer, which dropped Thursday, does not appear to fall in the category of the campaign advertising those bylaws were enacted to prevent.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of advertising

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