calls off

present tense third-person singular of call off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calls off
Verb
  • This might mean dropping a product line that’s profitable but distracts from your core business, or saying no to a good opportunity that isn’t aligned with your growth strategy.
    Minna Hu, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • And best of all, the mirror distracts guests from registering that there’s a coat hanger hiding ‘round back.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After her family cancels holiday plans at the last minute, Nell decides to spend the week of Christmas having fun on her own!
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Federal Emergency Management Agency cancels National Fire Training Academy classes.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This invites empathy, diverts the conversation toward healing rather than fault-finding and helps both partners challenge the automatic assumption that blame is the only way to respond.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • That type of financing essentially diverts the growth in taxes that comes after redevelopment so it can be invested in ways that support the project.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Miami had a relatively balanced offense in the first two years, but the offense has lost its big-play bite, and consistently abandons the run.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Some of them are barely recipes at all; sometimes Nosrat abandons the form entirely.
    Dan Kois, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Perhaps an unexpected expense throws off your budget, or you’re no longer inspired by a recent investment.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • An algae bloom throws off the balance of the ecosystem that keeps the water clear and fish and other aquatic life healthy.
    Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • But then Belly scraps her Parisian plans and pledges her young life to Jeremiah, a rising super senior at Finch majoring in getting high and going to Cabo (which, quite honestly, is more age-appropriate than a wedding).
    Vogue, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Missouri isn’t a state that automatically revokes a police license when an officer is convicted of a serious crime.
    Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Termination can occur immediately if the NBPA suspends or revokes an agent’s certification, but Turner capably performed his duties.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the days that followed Springsteen's first TIME and Newsweek cover releases, the rocker, now 76, recalls feeling the attitudes towards him shift.
    Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • In having a devoted fan base, Metallica recalls another famous Marin band, the Grateful Dead, and its legions of Deadheads.
    Paul Liberatore, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Calls off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calls%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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