Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calling (off or out)
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Keeping tradition alive One Charlotte establishment keeping the tradition of giving out matchbooks alive is Eighty Eights, a jazz joint in NoDa best known for its coffee, craft cocktails and live music.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Oct. 2025 -
For anyone tired of giving out real contact information online, this is a game changer.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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Learn how to stop unwanted behaviors like constant front door barking, toilet training, how to stop furniture chewing and more.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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As their sky-high-IQ quarterback who’s usually barking out plays on defense sat, suited up … looking sharp, in a suit.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
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Reich remembers Zettel crying and her daughter leaving in an ambulance.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Gretchen continues this revelation on the bus and starts crying.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Baiamonte, 62, grew up in Miami and attended Gulliver Prep, and developed an interest in basketball and announcing at a young age.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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In August, the Neighbourhood shared an Instagram Story post announcing that the group — including drummer Brandon Fried — had reunited.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
24 Oct. 2025
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He was released from jail after posting $230,000 bail, and is next due in court in November.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
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Hundreds of volunteers combed fields and streets, posting fliers and canvassing neighborhoods, their eyes peeled for any sign of the small blonde girl.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nevertheless, in the due course of time Truman became as much a fixture to Finney County, Kansas, as are the roadside signs proclaiming its many virtues.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Trump has been proclaiming for years that his political opponents should be locked up, but there is a gulf between loudly alleging criminal behavior and amassing the evidence necessary to prove the elements of an actual crime.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 1974, Skull was advertising that Heaven Lee had been headlining in Printers Alley for 52 straight weeks.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
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Craig Brown, 72, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, told USA TODAY his local group put up billboards advertising their protest hoping to appeal to people who haven't protested before.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Calling (off or out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calling%20%28off%20or%20out%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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