calling card
noun
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2
: 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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Although defense is Coulibaly’s calling card, the second-year wing has made strides with his playmaking and passing.
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Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Defense has been the calling card for coach Eric Olen’s team; the Tritons are allowing a league-low 62 points per game while leading the nation in turnover margin (plus-7.2).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article MIDDLETOWN — Both teams had done far too much for one game to alter either’s March itinerary, but Trinity’s 75-67 victory at Wesleyan on Sunday left a calling card.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
If the secret aim of Train to Busan was to leave a calling card, this will certainly impress backers with bigger budgets.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
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Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Defense has been the calling card for coach Eric Olen’s team; the Tritons are allowing a league-low 62 points per game while leading the nation in turnover margin (plus-7.2).
—Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article MIDDLETOWN — Both teams had done far too much for one game to alter either’s March itinerary, but Trinity’s 75-67 victory at Wesleyan on Sunday left a calling card.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2025
If the secret aim of Train to Busan was to leave a calling card, this will certainly impress backers with bigger budgets.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for calling card
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“Calling card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling%20card. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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