call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • On May 8, 1914, Congress passed a law declaring the second Sunday of May as Mother’s Day and the next day President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the official holiday, proclaiming it also as a holiday to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 2 May 2025
  • Dolly’s announcement proclaimed on the show’s website.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 2 May 2025
Verb
  • Kollar-Kotelly said this provision is in conflict with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, which mandates those agencies give out voter registration forms, unless an applicant opts out.
    Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 24 Apr. 2025
  • How modest, after all, safety’s promises, the ground beneath us not giving out, not even that.
    Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The commodity was found to be defective, perhaps falsely advertised, but not eligible for return.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
  • WrestleMania Sunday also advertised Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky in a Triple Threat for the Women’s World Championship, a Fatal 4-Way for the WWE Intercontinental Championship and Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Read: Netanyahu doesn’t want the truth to come out Six hours after Bar’s document was released, Netanyahu posted a response on social media.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The pop star, 31, posted a video of an interaction between himself, his team and a group of photographers late Thursday night.
    Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Parsons cried on the Bleacher Report live broadcast.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Shanika was was red-eyed from crying during the press conference.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Video published by the Poughkeepsie Fire Department shows a family, identified by ABC News as Lisa Davis and her two grandchildren, walking down Academy Street in the upstate New York town just after 1:30 p.m. ET on April 19.
    James Powel, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Vatican has not announced a date that the tourist attractions will reopen, as there is no fixed time limit for the election, which is officially known as a conclave.
    Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Barbra Streisand has announced The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, an all-star duets album featuring Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, and more.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Or, to extrapolate Anderson’s hacks to this example, creating a competition with a sales incentive would be significantly more impactful than barking instructions.
    Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Kaitlyn Bristowe thinks her ex is barking up the wrong tree.
    Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Call (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/call%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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