calling card
noun
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: a sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present
broadly
: an identifying mark
3
: a card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed
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It’s been his calling card for 26 years as an NFL assistant and head coach.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
The Main Title Theme has been further defined as a musical fingerprint and calling card that is identifiable and unique to a show, thereby drawing an audience in by setting the show’s tone and what is to come.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Isaiah Stewart’s rim protection Stewart is best known for his no-nonsense approach to the game, but as of late, his defense has been his calling card.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Those types of the passes became Young’s calling card down the stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
The Main Title Theme has been further defined as a musical fingerprint and calling card that is identifiable and unique to a show, thereby drawing an audience in by setting the show’s tone and what is to come.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025
Isaiah Stewart’s rim protection Stewart is best known for his no-nonsense approach to the game, but as of late, his defense has been his calling card.
—Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Those types of the passes became Young’s calling card down the stretch.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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