call (off or out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for call (off or out)
Verb
  • The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For those who proclaim that everything needs to be made in America, this final journey likely symbolizes the end of a (perhaps) bygone era.
    Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Before the housing crisis hit in 2008, banks were giving out easy housing loans.
    David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Following an increasingly popular trend on TikTok that suggests Krispy Kreme will give out free doughnuts if a student got A's on their report card, PEOPLE reached out to the popular bakery chain to get to the truth.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The transcript was, as advertised, almost completely accurate.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The bill also would require reports on the 340B money and forbid hospitals from using the remaining 5% to compensate the hospital’s board of directors, pay fines, advertise the hospital or lobby lawmakers, among other restrictions.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Related card Trump administration pauses $175 million in federal funding to UPenn over transgender athlete policies Sure enough, the rules posted online had become more restrictive, matching regulations from World Athletics.
    Brynn Gingras, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
  • As Formula One arrives in Shanghai for the weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, the Spaniard referenced a video posted by Williams on X, where team principal James Vowles explains what caused Sainz to lose control of his car and crash.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Although anyone can injure a baby in a moment of frustration, most prevention research has focused specifically on helping parents understand why infants cry or become fussy.
    Lori Frasier, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Catch up on last week: Carrie Underwood cries, Backstreet Boy duets with son in 'Idol' premiereNeed a break?
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 17 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Nottingham Forest Forest first announced plans to expand the City Ground in 2019, centring around redevelopment of the Peter Taylor Stand.
    Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
  • The North Carolina Department of Public Safety announced a mandatory evacuation on Saturday for parts of Polk County in western North Carolina, about 80 miles west of Charlotte.
    CBS News, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Things changed when the first responders started paying attention to Bear and Nikita, who continuously ran up to them, barking and running off in a different direction during the search.
    Kirsty Hatcher, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Players bark at the refs all the time, but there’s an art to it.
    Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2025.

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